Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Area Total Km2: | 27.56 |
Population Total: | 8,826 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | 320 |
Blank2 Info Sec2: | 992 ♀/1000 ♂ |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Info1: | Kannada |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 581 110[1] |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 08375 |
Registration Plate: | KA-27 |
Iso Code: | IN-KA |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Karnataka, India |
Settlement Type: | village |
Pushpin Map: | India Karnataka#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Coordinates: | 14.85°N 75.372°W |
Governing Body: | Gram Panchayat |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Karnataka |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Haveri |
Official Name: | Devagiri |
Subdivision Type3: | Taluk |
Subdivision Name3: | Haveri |
Devagiri is the largest village in Haveri Taluk of Haveri district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is about north from the Haveri city in NH-4. Local language is Kannada.
Total population of Devagiri is 8,826.[2] Its sex ratio is 992 women for every 1000 men.
Although there are no clear answers to the derivation, the most popular belief is that the hill in the village upon which the village's major deity Girimalleshwara is placed is the reason for the name Devagiri, where Deva means deity and Giri means hill.