Village · Golmuri-Cum-Jugsalai, Purbi Singhbhum
# Deoghar

Deoghar is a village in Golmuri-Cum-Jugsalai sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted 2,481 people in 461 households, the 6th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.
- 2,481 people (2011)
- 461 households
- 71.6% literacy
- 990 females per 1,000 males

## Deoghar PIN code and other codes

Deoghar falls in Golmuri-Cum-Jugsalai sub-district, Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.
- Gram panchayat Bhilaipahar
- Community development block Golmuri-Cum-Jugsalai
- Census village code 363391

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

## How far is Deoghar from nearby towns?
- Jamshedpur (sub-district HQ) 22 km by road
- Jamshedpur (district HQ) 15 km by road
- Jamshedpur (nearest town) 15 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Deoghar?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Deoghar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● National highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Jamshedpur
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Jamshedpur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Galudih
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 5 h summer · 5 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Deoghar known for?

The main crops are rice. About 9% of the 506 hectares of village land is sown, and 506 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Deoghar

Of every 100 households in Deoghar in 2011, 70 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Deoghar · ■ Golmuri-Cum-Jugsalai rural average
- Electricity for lighting 70% 77%
- Toilet within the home 20% 35%
- No toilet (open defecation) 80% 65%
- Tap water 1% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 16% 29%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 9% 18%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 88% 57%
- Use banking services 55% 57%
- Television 38% 41%
- Mobile phone 52% 50%
- Computer with internet 0% 2%
- Two-wheeler 22% 24%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 4%
- None of these assets 16% 13%
- Own their home 89% 81%

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

## What is the population of Deoghar?

■ Deoghar · ■ Golmuri-Cum-Jugsalai rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 71.6% 70.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 990 965
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 959 933
- Working population 31.2% 35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.5% for men and 61.7% for women. 49% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 71 (9%) · ■ Farm labourers 44 (6%) · ■ Household industry 22 (3%) · ■ Other work 422 (55%) · ■ Marginal 214 (28%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Golmuri-Cum-Jugsalai
- Hurlung 4,443 people
- Susnigariya 4,132 people
- Bayangbil 2,873 people
- Jojobera 2,590 people
- Manpita 2,207 people
- Khakripara 2,057 people
- Turamdih 1,988 people
- Bara Gobindpur 1,894 people

All 83 villages in Golmuri-Cum-Jugsalai

## Quick answers
- How far is Deoghar from Jamshedpur? 15 km by road
- What is the population of Deoghar? 2,481 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Deoghar in? Purbi Singhbhum district (Golmuri-Cum-Jugsalai sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Deoghar? 71.6% (Census 2011)

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