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About Dev Garhi Village

Dev Garhi is a small village in Devprayag tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 386, made up of 174 males and 212 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,218 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dev Garhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dev Garhi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Devprayag
Pincode 249161
Area (hectares) 61.56 hectares
Population 386
Male Population 174
Female Population 212
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,218
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 Dev Garhi compares

By the 2011 count Dev Garhi is the 65th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 246 residents. Its 61.56 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1228.

Getting to Dev Garhi

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

Dev Garhi lies about 11 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 47 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 Dev Garhi
Tehsil headquarters Devprayag 11 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 11 km
Nearest town Tehri 11 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 47 km

Villages closest to Dev Garhi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Devprayag 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 Dev Garhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Dev Garhi village had a population of 386. That makes it the 65th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 246 residents.

Dev Garhi village has 174 males and 212 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dev Garhi has about 1218 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1228.

The pincode recorded for Dev Garhi is 249161. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dev Garhi covers 61.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dev Garhi falls under Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dev Garhi is Rishikesh, about 47 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 Dev Garhi.

Dev Garhi is about 11 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dev Garhi is in Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Devprayag is about 11 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 11 km away. Tehri is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badiyar Garh (under 2 km), Jiyal Garh (under 2 km) and Sema (2.2 km).

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

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