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About Devpur Village

Devpur is a mid sized village in Saidpur tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,477, made up of 754 males and 723 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97.97 hectares hectares.

Devpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghazipur
Tehsil Saidpur
Area (hectares) 97.97 hectares
Population 1,477
Male Population 754
Female Population 723
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Devpur compares

By the 2011 count Devpur is the 126th largest of the 556 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,010 residents. Its 97.97 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Devpur

The census records public bus service for Devpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Devpur from other places

Devpur lies about 64 km from Ghazipur, and the nearest railway station is Babatpur, about 8.3 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 Devpur
Nearest railway station Babatpur 8.3 km
Nearest town Varanasi 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Saidpur 27 km
District headquarters Ghazipur 64 km

Villages closest to Devpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Devpur village had a population of 1,477. That makes it the 126th largest of the 556 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,010 residents.

Devpur village has 754 males and 723 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devpur has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Devpur covers 97.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Devpur falls under Saidpur tehsil of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Devpur is Babatpur, about 8.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Devpur.

Devpur is about 64 km from Ghazipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Devpur is in Saidpur tehsil of Ghazipur district. Babatpur is about 8.3 km away. Varanasi is about 17 km away. Saidpur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajapur Urf Alampur (1.5 km), Khutahan Namjad Bahiwalia (3.6 km) and Khutahan Namjad Karmaiya (3.6 km).

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

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