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About Devkali Village

Devkali is a mid sized village in Salempur tehsil, in the district of Deoria, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 859, made up of 392 males and 467 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,191 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.96 hectares hectares.

Devkali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devkali village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Deoria
Tehsil Salempur
Area (hectares) 76.96 hectares
Population 859
Male Population 392
Female Population 467
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,191
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Devkali compares

By the 2011 count Devkali is the 200th largest of the 440 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,116 residents. Its 76.96 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Devkali

Devkali is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Devkali as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Devkali from other places

Devkali lies about 38 km from Deoria, and the nearest railway station is Turtipar, about 1.7 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Devkali
Nearest railway station Turtipar 1.7 km
Nearest town Lar 7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Salempur 14 km
District headquarters Deoria 38 km

Villages closest to Devkali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Salempur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Devkali

As per the Census of India 2011, Devkali village had a population of 859. That makes it the 200th largest of the 440 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,116 residents.

Devkali village has 392 males and 467 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devkali has about 1191 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

Devkali covers 76.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Devkali falls under Salempur tehsil of Deoria district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Devkali is Turtipar, about 1.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Devkali.

Devkali is about 38 km from Deoria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Devkali is in Salempur tehsil of Deoria district. Turtipar is about 1.7 km away. Lar is about 7.8 km away. Salempur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamalpur (under 2 km), Dharmer (under 2 km) and Isaru (2.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Devkali today is likely to be higher.

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