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About Devaghata Village

Devaghata is a small village in Khajni tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 364, made up of 196 males and 168 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35.56 hectares hectares.

Devaghata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devaghata village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Khajni
Area (hectares) 35.56 hectares
Population 364
Male Population 196
Female Population 168
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 857
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Devaghata compares

By the 2011 count Devaghata is the 448th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 846 residents. Its 35.56 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Devaghata

Devaghata is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Devaghata as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Devaghata from other places

Devaghata lies about 17 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Kusmhi, about 14 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 Devaghata
Tehsil headquarters Khajni 14 km
Nearest railway station Kusmhi 14 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 17 km

Villages closest to Devaghata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Devaghata village had a population of 364. That makes it the 448th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 846 residents.

Devaghata village has 196 males and 168 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devaghata has about 857 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Devaghata covers 35.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Devaghata falls under Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Devaghata is Kusmhi, about 14 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Devaghata.

Devaghata is about 17 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Devaghata is in Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Khajni is about 14 km away. Kusmhi is about 14 km away. Gorakhpur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhatalibu (under 2 km), Hata Bujurg (under 2 km) and Karmhata (under 2 km).

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

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