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About Devel Village

Devel is a small village in Ghansali tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 117, made up of 57 males and 60 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249181, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Devel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devel village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Ghansali
Pincode 249181
Area (hectares) 145.56 hectares
Population 117
Male Population 57
Female Population 60
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,053
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Devel compares

By the 2011 count Devel is the 235th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 420 residents. Its 145.56 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 1240.

Getting to Devel

Devel is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Devel as Available within village. 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. The nearest villages by name are Dakhawan Gaon, Dalgaon, Dalla and Damkot. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Devel

As per the Census of India 2011, Devel village had a population of 117. That makes it the 235th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 420 residents.

Devel village has 57 males and 60 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devel has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1240.

The pincode recorded for Devel is 249181. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Devel covers 145.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Devel falls under Ghansali tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Devel notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Devel.

Devel is in Ghansali tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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