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About Devan Village

Devan is a small village in Dhanaulti tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 400, made up of 183 males and 217 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,186 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249186, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Devan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devan village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Dhanaulti
Pincode 249186
Area (hectares) 112.75 hectares
Population 400
Male Population 183
Female Population 217
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,186
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 Devan compares

By the 2011 count Devan is the 53rd largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 112.75 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Devan

Devan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Devan 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 Devan from other places

Devan lies about 46 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 30 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 Devan
Nearest town Mussoorie 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhanaulti 26 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 30 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 46 km

Villages closest to Devan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Devan village had a population of 400. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Devan village has 183 males and 217 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devan has about 1186 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Devan is 249186. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Devan covers 112.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Devan falls under Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Devan is Dehradun, about 30 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 Devan.

Devan is about 46 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Devan is in Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Mussoorie is about 15 km away. Dhanaulti is about 26 km away. Dehradun is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghansi (under 2 km), Miriya Gaon (under 2 km) and Myani (under 2 km).

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

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