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About Devidhura Village

Devidhura is a small village in Nainital tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 101, made up of 54 males and 47 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Devidhura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devidhura village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Nainital
Pincode 263140
Area (hectares) 26.8 hectares
Population 101
Male Population 54
Female Population 47
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
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 Devidhura compares

By the 2011 count Devidhura is the 170th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 406 residents. Its 26.8 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Devidhura

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

Devidhura lies about 6.2 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 14 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 Devidhura
Tehsil headquarters Nainital 6.2 km
Nearest town Naini Tāl 6.2 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 14 km

Villages closest to Devidhura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Devidhura village had a population of 101. That makes it the 170th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 406 residents.

Devidhura village has 54 males and 47 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devidhura has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Devidhura is 263140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Devidhura covers 26.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Devidhura falls under Nainital tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Devidhura is Kathgodam, about 14 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 Devidhura.

Devidhura is about 6.2 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Devidhura is in Nainital tehsil of Nainital district. Nainital is about 6.2 km away. Naini Tāl is about 6.2 km away. Kathgodam is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harinagar Badandhura (1.6 km), Gahlna (2.0 km) and Gahna (2.0 km).

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

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