# Dewanganj Village, Chas, Bokaro (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Chas, Bokaro 

# Dewanganj

Dewanganj is a village in Chas sub-district of Bokaro district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **877 people in 209 households**, the 91st largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.2%.

- 877people (2011)
- 209households
- 75.9%literacy
- 878females per 1,000 males

## Dewanganj PIN code and other codes

Dewanganj falls in Chas sub-district, Bokaro district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatPura
- Community development blockChas
- Census village code362624

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?

- Chas (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Bokaro (district HQ)17 km by road
- Chas (nearest town)7 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?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Dewanganj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Chas
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chas
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 **rice**. About 35% of the 117 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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, 85 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dewanganj · ■ Chas rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**13%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%**

**72%

Use banking services ****75%**

**48%

Television ****13%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****22%**

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 · ■ Chas rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.9%**

**66.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****878**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****882**

**941

Working population ****26.6%**

**31.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.2% for men and 69.9% for women. 44% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 40 (17%) · **■** Marginal 191 (82%)

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 Chas

- Khuntadi966 people
- Chuatanr Alias Kapitanpur937 people
- Telmatiya898 people
- Kunarpur880 people
- Dudhigajar837 people
- Leda726 people
- Usardi722 people
- Jogidi Alias Raghunathdi721 people

[All 126 villages in Chas](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/bokaro/chas/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dewanganj from Bokaro?17 km by road
- What is the population of Dewanganj?877 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dewanganj in?Bokaro district (Chas sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Dewanganj?75.9% (Census 2011)