# Dewanganj Village, Purnia East, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/purnia-east/dewanganj/ Village · Purnia East, Purnia # Dewanganj Dewanganj is a village in Purnia East sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,834 people in 785 households**, the 13th largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.6%. - 3,834people (2011) - 785households - 58.5%literacy - 935females per 1,000 males ## Dewanganj PIN code and other codes Dewanganj falls in Purnia East sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatDimia Chhatarjan - Community development blockPurnia East - Census village code223481 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dewanganj from nearby towns? - Purnia East (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Purnia (district HQ)15 km by road - Purnia (nearest town)15 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 Dewanganj? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Dewanganj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ranipatra - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Purnia East - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 10 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 Dewanganj known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 95% of the 154 hectares of village land is sown, and 45 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 Dewanganj Of every 100 households in Dewanganj in 2011, 27 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Dewanganj · ■ Purnia East rural average Electricity for lighting ****27%** **22% Toilet within the home ****9%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **87% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****67%** **50% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **96% Use banking services ****46%** **22% Television ****18%** **12% Mobile phone ****59%** **33% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****29%** **31% Own their home ****99%** **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 Dewanganj? ■ Dewanganj · ■ Purnia East rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.5%** **49.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935** **933 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****986** **968 Working population ****33.2%** **33.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.4% for men and 51.0% for women. 49% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 222 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 656 (52%) · **■** Household industry 88 (7%) · **■** Other work 228 (18%) · **■** Marginal 78 (6%) 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 Purnia East - Kishunpur4,352 people - Pokharia4,291 people - Birpur4,198 people - Majhwa4,122 people - Majhaili3,798 people - Parmanandpur3,263 people - Bhatgawan3,207 people - Chhatia2,942 people [All 83 villages in Purnia East](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/purnia-east/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dewanganj from Purnia?15 km by road - What is the population of Dewanganj?3,834 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dewanganj in?Purnia district (Purnia East sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Dewanganj?58.5% (Census 2011)