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About Devdhar Village

Devdhar is a small village in Satpuli tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 23, made up of 11 males and 12 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,091 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Devdhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devdhar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Satpuli
Pincode 246131
Area (hectares) 45.23 hectares
Population 23
Male Population 11
Female Population 12
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,091
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Devdhar compares

By the 2011 count Devdhar is the 208th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 132 residents. Its 45.23 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1227.

Getting to Devdhar

Devdhar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Devdhar as Available within 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 Devdhar from other places

Devdhar lies about 25 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 36 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 Devdhar
Tehsil headquarters Satpuli 10 km
Nearest town Pauri 22 km
District headquarters Garhwal 25 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 36 km

Villages closest to Devdhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Devdhar village had a population of 23. That makes it the 208th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 132 residents.

Devdhar village has 11 males and 12 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devdhar has about 1091 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1227.

The pincode recorded for Devdhar is 246131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Devdhar covers 45.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Devdhar falls under Satpuli tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Devdhar is Kotdwara, about 36 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 5 - 10 km distance for Devdhar.

Devdhar is about 25 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Devdhar is in Satpuli tehsil of Garhwal district. Satpuli is about 10 km away. Pauri is about 22 km away. Garhwal is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagyali (under 2 km), Nagroli (under 2 km) and Thaplu (under 2 km).

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

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