About Devpuri Village

Devpuri is a mid sized village in Gairsain tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,119, made up of 510 males and 609 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,194 females per 1000 males. The village covers 192.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246431, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Devpuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devpuri village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Chamoli
Tehsil	Gairsain
Pincode	246431
Area (hectares)	192.48 hectares
Population	1,119
Male Population	510
Female Population	609
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,194
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 Devpuri compares

By the 2011 count Devpuri is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 284 residents. Its 192.48 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1219.

Getting to Devpuri

Devpuri is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Devpuri 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 Devpuri from other places

Devpuri lies about 34 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 84 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 Devpuri
Tehsil headquarters	Gairsain	13 km
District headquarters	Chamoli	34 km
Nearest town	Almora	61 km
Nearest railway station	Ramnagar	84 km

Villages closest to Devpuri

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

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Common questions about Devpuri

As per the Census of India 2011, Devpuri village had a population of 1,119. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 284 residents.

Devpuri village has 510 males and 609 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devpuri has about 1194 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1219.

The pincode recorded for Devpuri is 246431. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Devpuri covers 192.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Devpuri falls under Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Devpuri is Ramnagar, about 84 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 Devpuri.

Devpuri is about 34 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Devpuri is in Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district. Gairsain is about 13 km away. Chamoli is about 34 km away. Almora is about 61 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.