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About Devar Walla Village

Devar Walla is a small village in Pokhari tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 490, made up of 238 males and 252 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,059 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246473, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Devar Walla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devar Walla village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Pokhari
Pincode 246473
Area (hectares) 56.8 hectares
Population 490
Male Population 238
Female Population 252
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,059
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 Devar Walla compares

By the 2011 count Devar Walla is the 22nd largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 56.8 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Devar Walla

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

Devar Walla lies about 79 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 39 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 Devar Walla
Tehsil headquarters Pokhari 28 km
Nearest town Rāmnagar 39 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 39 km
District headquarters Chamoli 79 km

Villages closest to Devar Walla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pokhari 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 Devar Walla

As per the Census of India 2011, Devar Walla village had a population of 490. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Devar Walla village has 238 males and 252 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devar Walla has about 1059 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Devar Walla is 246473. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Devar Walla covers 56.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Devar Walla falls under Pokhari tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Devar Walla is Ramnagar, about 39 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 Devar Walla.

Devar Walla is about 79 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Devar Walla is in Pokhari tehsil of Chamoli district. Pokhari is about 28 km away. Rāmnagar is about 39 km away. Ramnagar is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Devar Palla (under 2 km), Guniyala (6.4 km) and Langali (11 km).

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

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