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About Devi Purwa Village

Devi Purwa is one of the larger villages in Dhaurahara tehsil, in the district of Kheri, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,594, made up of 4,632 males and 3,962 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 855 females per 1000 males. The village covers 969.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262701, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Devi Purwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devi Purwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kheri
Tehsil Dhaurahara
Pincode 262701
Area (hectares) 969.73 hectares
Population 8,594
Male Population 4,632
Female Population 3,962
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 855
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Devi Purwa compares

By the 2011 count Devi Purwa is the 10th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,912 residents. Its 969.73 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 881.

Getting to Devi Purwa

Devi Purwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Devi Purwa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Devi Purwa from other places

Devi Purwa lies about 4.6 km from Kheri, and the nearest railway station is Kheri Town, about 5.5 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 Devi Purwa
Tehsil headquarters Dhaurahara 4.6 km
District headquarters Kheri 4.6 km
Nearest railway station Kheri Town 5.5 km

Villages closest to Devi Purwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhaurahara 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 Devi Purwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Devi Purwa village had a population of 8,594. That makes it the 10th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,912 residents.

Devi Purwa village has 4,632 males and 3,962 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devi Purwa has about 855 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 881.

The pincode recorded for Devi Purwa is 262701. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Devi Purwa covers 969.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Devi Purwa falls under Dhaurahara tehsil of Kheri district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Devi Purwa is Kheri Town, about 5.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Devi Purwa.

Devi Purwa is about 4.6 km from Kheri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Devi Purwa is in Dhaurahara tehsil of Kheri district. Dhaurahara is about 4.6 km away. Kheri is about 4.6 km away. Kheri Town is about 5.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhatpurwa Kalan (under 2 km), Fakeerey Purwa (under 2 km) and Jatpurwa (under 2 km).

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

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