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About Devakol Village

Devakol is a small village in Ghosi tehsil, in the district of Mau, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 358, made up of 190 males and 168 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26.66 hectares hectares.

Devakol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devakol village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mau
Tehsil Ghosi
Area (hectares) 26.66 hectares
Population 358
Male Population 190
Female Population 168
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Devakol compares

By the 2011 count Devakol is the 250th largest of the 323 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,256 residents. Its 26.66 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1037.

Getting to Devakol

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

Devakol lies about 36 km from Mau, and the nearest railway station is Sathiaon, about 8.0 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 Devakol
Nearest town Mubarakpur 4.4 km
Nearest railway station Sathiaon 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghosi 29 km
District headquarters Mau 36 km

Villages closest to Devakol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Devakol village had a population of 358. That makes it the 250th largest of the 323 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,256 residents.

Devakol village has 190 males and 168 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devakol has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1037.

Devakol covers 26.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Devakol falls under Ghosi tehsil of Mau district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Devakol is Sathiaon, about 8.0 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 for Devakol.

Devakol is about 36 km from Mau in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Devakol is in Ghosi tehsil of Mau district. Mubarakpur is about 4.4 km away. Sathiaon is about 8.0 km away. Ghosi is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madhopur (3.3 km), Sarai Bare (4.8 km) and Patni Khurd (8.0 km).

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

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