About Devis Abad Village

Devis Abad is one of the larger villages in Canning I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,128, made up of 4,119 males and 4,009 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 347.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743376, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Devis Abad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devis Abad village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Canning I
Pincode	743376
Area (hectares)	347.2 hectares
Population	8,128
Male Population	4,119
Female Population	4,009
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	973
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Devis Abad compares

By the 2011 count Devis Abad is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,425 residents. Its 347.2 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Devis Abad

Devis Abad is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Devis Abad as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Devis Abad from other places

Devis Abad lies about 21 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Betberia Ghola, about 7.2 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 Devis Abad
Nearest railway station	Betberia Ghola	7.2 km
Nearest town	Canning	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Canning I	21 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	21 km

Villages closest to Devis Abad

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Canning I 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.

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Common questions about Devis Abad

As per the Census of India 2011, Devis Abad village had a population of 8,128. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,425 residents.

Devis Abad village has 4,119 males and 4,009 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devis Abad has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Devis Abad is 743376. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Devis Abad covers 347.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Devis Abad falls under Canning I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Devis Abad is Betberia Ghola, about 7.2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Devis Abad.

Devis Abad is about 21 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Devis Abad is in Canning I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Betberia Ghola is about 7.2 km away. Canning is about 12 km away. Canning I is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.