# Deogaon Village, Kirnapur, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Kirnapur, Balaghat 

# Deogaon

Deogaon is a village in Kirnapur sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,534 people in 567 households**, the 9th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 2,534people (2011)
- 567households
- 81.5%literacy
- 1,032females per 1,000 males

## Deogaon PIN code and other codes

Deogaon falls in Kirnapur sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKirnapur
- Census village code497844

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?

- Kirnapur (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)26 km by road
- Balaghat (nearest town)26 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Rhjegaon
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kirnapur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kirnapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Deogaon known for?

The main crops are **dhan, urad and wheat**. About 87% of the 543 hectares of village land is sown, and 127 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, 88 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Deogaon · ■ Kirnapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**91%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**98%

Use banking services ****30%**

**37%

Television ****17%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****34%**

**25%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

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 · ■ Kirnapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.5%**

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1032**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923**

**944

Working population ****49.3%**

**54.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.6% for men and 74.7% for women. 58% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 203 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 830 (66%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 69 (6%) · **■** Marginal 144 (12%)

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 Kirnapur

- Khara3,461 people
- Mohgaon Khurd2,920 people
- Nakshi2,840 people
- Bamhangaon2,715 people
- Murri2,474 people
- Seoni2,408 people
- Suswa2,386 people
- Budhi2,380 people

[All 148 villages in Kirnapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/kirnapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Deogaon from Balaghat?26 km by road
- What is the population of Deogaon?2,534 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Deogaon in?Balaghat district (Kirnapur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Deogaon?81.5% (Census 2011)
