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About Devel Village

Devel is a mid sized village in Pratapnagar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 659, made up of 344 males and 315 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249165, 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 Pratapnagar
Pincode 249165
Area (hectares) 120.92 hectares
Population 659
Male Population 344
Female Population 315
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
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 Devel compares

By the 2011 count Devel is the 39th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 504 residents. Its 120.92 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1142.

Getting to Devel

Devel is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Devel 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. The nearest villages by name are Chaundhar, Cheniyali Sera, Dang and Dangi. 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 659. That makes it the 39th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 504 residents.

Devel village has 344 males and 315 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devel has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1142.

The pincode recorded for Devel is 249165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Devel covers 120.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Devel falls under Pratapnagar 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Devel.

Devel is in Pratapnagar 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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