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About Devpura Village

Devpura is a large village in Marihan tehsil, in the district of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,619, made up of 1,400 males and 1,219 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 568.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 232001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Devpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devpura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mirzapur
Tehsil Marihan
Pincode 232001
Area (hectares) 568.98 hectares
Population 2,619
Male Population 1,400
Female Population 1,219
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Devpura compares

By the 2011 count Devpura is the 21st largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,141 residents. Its 568.98 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Devpura

Devpura is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Devpura as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Devpura from other places

Devpura lies about 16 km from Mirzapur, and the nearest railway station is Mirzapur Railway Station, 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 Devpura
Nearest railway station Mirzapur Railway Station 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Marihan 15 km
District headquarters Mirzapur 16 km
Nearest town Mirzāpur 16 km

Villages closest to Devpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Devpura village had a population of 2,619. That makes it the 21st largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,141 residents.

Devpura village has 1,400 males and 1,219 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devpura has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Devpura is 232001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Devpura covers 568.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Devpura falls under Marihan tehsil of Mirzapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Devpura is Mirzapur Railway Station, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Devpura.

Devpura is about 16 km from Mirzapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Devpura is in Marihan tehsil of Mirzapur district. Mirzapur Railway Station is about 14 km away. Marihan is about 15 km away. Mirzapur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mamari Mu Devpura (under 2 km), Semari Mu Devpura (under 2 km) and Banwaripur (under 2 km).

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

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