# Deogaon Village, Azamnagar, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Azamnagar, Katihar 

# Deogaon

Deogaon is a village in Azamnagar sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,688 people in 570 households**, the 34th largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.6%.

- 2,688people (2011)
- 570households
- 41.6%literacy
- 847females per 1,000 males

## Deogaon PIN code and other codes

Deogaon falls in Azamnagar sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDevgaon
- Community development blockAzamnagar
- Census village code225279

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

## How far is Deogaon from nearby towns?

- Azamnagar (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)40 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)40 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 Deogaon?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Salmari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Salmara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jahangirpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Deogaon known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 73% of the 341 hectares of village land is sown, and 157 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 Deogaon

Of every 100 households in Deogaon in 2011, 2 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Deogaon · ■ Azamnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**85%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****6%**

**22%

Television ****6%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****25%**

**33%

Own their home ****98%**

**99%

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 Deogaon?

■ Deogaon · ■ Azamnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****41.6%**

**47.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****847**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875**

**964

Working population ****30.2%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.3% for men and 31.2% for women. 50% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 147 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 444 (55%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 15 (2%) · **■** Marginal 200 (25%)

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 Azamnagar

- Jakar2,982 people
- Jhaua2,946 people
- Jitwarpur2,936 people
- Harnagar2,858 people
- Hura Hajra2,645 people
- Murbatpur2,643 people
- Palsa2,628 people
- Gosainpur2,476 people

[All 234 villages in Azamnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/azamnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Deogaon from Katihar?40 km by road
- What is the population of Deogaon?2,688 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Deogaon in?Katihar district (Azamnagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Deogaon?41.6% (Census 2011)