Village · Lanji, Balaghat # Dewalgaon Dewalgaon is a village in Lanji sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 2,609 people in 540 households, the 12th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.6%. - 2,609 people (2011) - 540 households - 83.2% literacy - 966 females per 1,000 males ## Dewalgaon PIN code and other codes Dewalgaon falls in Lanji sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Lanji - Census village code 498508 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Dewalgaon from nearby towns? - Lanji (sub-district HQ) 16 km by road - Balaghat (district HQ) 76 km by road - Lanji (nearest town) 16 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Dewalgaon? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Dewalgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 3 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Karanja - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Lanji - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Balaghat - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 8 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Dewalgaon known for? The main crops are dhan, wheat and chana. About 65% of the 477 hectares of village land is sown, and 269 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Dewalgaon Of every 100 households in Dewalgaon in 2011, 68 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Dewalgaon · ■ Lanji rural average - Electricity for lighting 68% 72% - Toilet within the home 13% 11% - No toilet (open defecation) 87% 89% - Tap water 2% 3% - Drinking water within premises 14% 15% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 98% - Use banking services 45% 25% - Television 14% 16% - Mobile phone 12% 20% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 10% 7% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 22% 23% - Own their home 98% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Dewalgaon? ■ Dewalgaon · ■ Lanji rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 83.2% 77.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 966 1014 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1026 987 - Working population 52.7% 59.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.6% for men and 75.4% for women. 59% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 275 (20%) · ■ Farm labourers 271 (20%) · ■ Household industry 23 (2%) · ■ Other work 83 (6%) · ■ Marginal 722 (53%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Lanji - Maneri 2,909 people - Tedwa 2,836 people - Badgaon 2,765 people - Kochewahi 2,696 people - Bolegaon 2,456 people - Dongargaon 2,300 people - Umari 2,254 people - Risewada 2,208 people All 162 villages in Lanji ## Quick answers - How far is Dewalgaon from Balaghat? 76 km by road - What is the population of Dewalgaon? 2,609 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dewalgaon in? Balaghat district (Lanji sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Dewalgaon? 83.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/lanji/dewalgaon-498508/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.