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About Devpuri Village

Devpuri is a small village in Tharali tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 179, made up of 90 males and 89 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246444, 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 Tharali
Pincode 246444
Area (hectares) 113.62 hectares
Population 179
Male Population 90
Female Population 89
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Devpuri compares

By the 2011 count Devpuri is the 161st largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 113.62 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Devpuri

Devpuri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Devpuri as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Tharali 12 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 Tharali 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 Devpuri

As per the Census of India 2011, Devpuri village had a population of 179. That makes it the 161st largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Devpuri village has 90 males and 89 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devpuri has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Devpuri is 246444. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Devpuri covers 113.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Devpuri falls under Tharali 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 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 Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district. Tharali is about 12 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.

The closest recorded villages are Angtoli (under 2 km), Dangtoli (under 2 km) and Maltura (under 2 km).

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

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