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Devataiya

Handia mandal
Pincode 221508
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Festival

Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

Devataiya observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Uttar Pradesh.

20 OctObserved in 36 states

Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in Uttar Pradesh

Ramlila through the nine nights and the burning of Ravana, Meghnad and Kumbhakarna effigies on Dussehra evening. Kullu Dussehra in Himachal begins on Vijayadashami and runs a week, with village deities carried to Dhalpur maidan.

The regional form observed across North India. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

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Village snapshot

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Laljee
Contact: 80****2483
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LGD code
162847
Pincode
221508
Post office
Saidabad (Allahabad)
Population
840
Households
88
Literacy rate
54.6%
Sex ratio
850 ♀/1000♂
Workers
358
Census 2011 · in context

How Devataiya compares

By population, Devataiya ranks #390 of 625 villages in Handia mandal.

Literacy rate
%
54.6%
−3.5% vs mandal average
Devataiya54.6%
Handia mandal58.1%
Prayagraj district61.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
850
−88 vs mandal average
Devataiya850
Handia mandal938
Household size
people per home
9.5
+3.0 vs mandal average
Devataiya9.5
Handia mandal6.5

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Devataiya at a glance

Devataiya is a village of 840 people in 88 households (Census 2011) in Handia tehsil, Prayagraj district, Uttar Pradesh, the 390th-largest of 625 villages in Handia tehsil. Literacy is 55%, 4 points below the tehsil average of 58% and the sex ratio is 850 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 221508, served by Saidabad (Allahabad) post office; the LGD village code is 162847. The sarpanch is Laljee, and the village votes in Mohan assembly constituency, represented by MLA Brajesh Kumar. The population is estimated at 990 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Devataiya · this village84055%—
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Devataiya

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
12
Power hours (winter)
12
Primary school
0
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
1
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
Yes
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
ALLAHABAD
Distance to nearest town (km)
0
Distance to district HQ (km)
58
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
13
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
KAGAPUR
Total area (ha)
42.51
Irrigated area (ha)
36.66
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

Notice board · Devataiya

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Devataiya

LGD code
162847
Pincode
221508
Post office
Saidabad (Allahabad)
Population (Census 2011)
840
Population (projected 2026)
990
Households
88
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
850
Literacy rate
54.6%
Lok Sabha constituency
Unnao
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Mohan
Member of Parliament
Sakshi Maharaj
Member of Legislative Assembly
Brajesh Kumar
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Laljee
Block / Mandal
Handia
Nearest railway station
Jaitipur (3.3 km)
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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