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About Deva Village

Deva is a large village in Jasrana tehsil, in the district of Firozabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,162, made up of 1,128 males and 1,034 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 674.37 hectares hectares.

Deva Overview

Census 2011 figures for Deva village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Firozabad
Tehsil Jasrana
Area (hectares) 674.37 hectares
Population 2,162
Male Population 1,128
Female Population 1,034
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Deva compares

By the 2011 count Deva is the 70th largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,829 residents. Its 674.37 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Deva

Deva is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Deva as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Deva from other places

Deva lies about 26 km from Firozabad, and the nearest railway station is Kuswa, about 15 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 Deva
Nearest railway station Kuswa 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Jasrana 21 km
Nearest town Jalesar 23 km
District headquarters Firozabad 26 km

Villages closest to Deva

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jasrana 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 Deva

As per the Census of India 2011, Deva village had a population of 2,162. That makes it the 70th largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,829 residents.

Deva village has 1,128 males and 1,034 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Deva has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 877.

Deva covers 674.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Deva falls under Jasrana tehsil of Firozabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Deva is Kuswa, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Deva.

Deva is about 26 km from Firozabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Deva is in Jasrana tehsil of Firozabad district. Kuswa is about 15 km away. Jasrana is about 21 km away. Jalesar is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagla Mahadeva (under 2 km), Akhaitpur (under 2 km) and Fajilpur Jarela (1.9 km).

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

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