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About Deval Village

Deval is a small village in Tharali tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 105, made up of 43 males and 62 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,442 females per 1000 males. The village covers 16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246481, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Deval Overview

Census 2011 figures for Deval village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Tharali
Pincode 246481
Area (hectares) 16 hectares
Population 105
Male Population 43
Female Population 62
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,442
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Deval compares

By the 2011 count Deval is the 212th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 16 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Deval

Deval is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Deval as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Deval from other places

Deval lies about 39 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 Deval
Tehsil headquarters Tharali 5.5 km
District headquarters Chamoli 39 km
Nearest town Almora 56 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 84 km

Villages closest to Deval

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 Deval

As per the Census of India 2011, Deval village had a population of 105. That makes it the 212th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Deval village has 43 males and 62 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Deval has about 1442 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Deval is 246481. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Deval covers 16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Deval falls under Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Deval 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Deval.

Deval is about 39 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Deval is in Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district. Tharali is about 5.5 km away. Chamoli is about 39 km away. Almora is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kot Laga Deval (under 2 km), Meltha (under 2 km) and Gugawa (under 2 km).

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

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