Village · Sheikhpura, Sheikhpura
# Deole

Deole is a village in Sheikhpura sub-district of Sheikhpura district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 2,092 people in 328 households, the 22nd largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%.
- 2,092 people (2011)
- 328 households
- 68.6% literacy
- 909 females per 1,000 males

## Deole PIN code and other codes

Deole falls in Sheikhpura sub-district, Sheikhpura district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Lodipur
- Community development block Sheikhpura
- Census village code 243929

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Deole from nearby towns?
- Sheikhpura (sub-district HQ) 9 km by road
- Sheikhpura (district HQ) 9 km by road
- Sheikhpura (nearest town) 9 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Deole?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Deole; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Sheikhpura
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Sheikhpura
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Sheikhpura
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Deole known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 94% of the 235 hectares of village land is sown, and 145 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Deole

Of every 100 households in Deole in 2011, 1 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Deole · ■ Sheikhpura rural average
- Electricity for lighting 1% 16%
- Toilet within the home 16% 25%
- No toilet (open defecation) 84% 74%
- Tap water 7% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 27% 30%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 5% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 80% 94%
- Use banking services 63% 44%
- Television 6% 15%
- Mobile phone 70% 55%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 3% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 2%
- None of these assets 17% 31%
- Own their home 97% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Deole?

■ Deole · ■ Sheikhpura rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 68.6% 60.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 909 934
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1085 936
- Working population 29.9% 34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.3% for men and 57.6% for women. 43% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 135 (22%) · ■ Farm labourers 33 (5%) · ■ Household industry 13 (2%) · ■ Other work 53 (8%) · ■ Marginal 391 (63%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Sheikhpura
- Mahsar 2,282 people
- Audhe 2,212 people
- Barui 2,183 people
- Matokhar 2,099 people
- Jaimangla 2,066 people
- Faridpur 2,004 people
- Barma 1,953 people
- Bihta 1,929 people

All 90 villages in Sheikhpura

## Quick answers
- How far is Deole from Sheikhpura? 9 km by road
- What is the population of Deole? 2,092 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Deole in? Sheikhpura district (Sheikhpura sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Deole? 68.6% (Census 2011)

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