# Devgai Village, Sohagpur, Shahdol (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sohagpur, Shahdol 

# Devgai

Devgai is a village in Sohagpur sub-district of Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **795 people in 196 households**, the 153rd largest of 295 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.1%.

- 795people (2011)
- 196households
- 61.2%literacy
- 988females per 1,000 males

## Devgai PIN code and other codes

Devgai falls in Sohagpur sub-district, Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSohagpur
- Census village code501499

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Devgai from nearby towns?

- Shahdol (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Shahdol (district HQ)30 km by road
- Burhar (nearest town)12 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Devgai?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Devgai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km
- ○Degree college10+ km
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahdol
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 11 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Devgai known for?

About 76% of the 159 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Devgai

Of every 100 households in Devgai in 2011, 78 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Devgai · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**23%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**95%

Use banking services ****76%**

**67%

Television ****14%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**32%

Own their home ****97%**

**97%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Devgai?

■ Devgai · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.2%**

**62.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****983**

**965

Working population ****46.2%**

**48.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.6% for men and 50.6% for women. 56% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 61 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 121 (33%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 173 (47%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Sohagpur

- Karuatal812 people
- Silpari811 people
- Bandi Khurd804 people
- Kodwar Kalan797 people
- Salebahra795 people
- Kadauha781 people
- Bhadwahi775 people
- Semra774 people

[All 302 villages in Sohagpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shahdol/sohagpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Devgai from Shahdol?30 km by road
- What is the population of Devgai?795 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Devgai in?Shahdol district (Sohagpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Devgai?61.2% (Census 2011)