# Dewalgaon Village, Lanji, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Lanji, Balaghat 

# Dewalgaon

Dewalgaon is a village in Lanji sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,030 people in 233 households**, the 72nd largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.6%.

- 1,030people (2011)
- 233households
- 61.9%literacy
- 925females per 1,000 males

## Dewalgaon PIN code and other codes

Dewalgaon falls in Lanji sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockLanji
- Census village code498563

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Dewalgaon from nearby towns?

- Lanji (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)30 km by road
- Lanji (nearest town)18 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 Dewalgaon?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Dewalgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Balaghat
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 6 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 Dewalgaon known for?

The main crops are **dhan**. About 24% of the 337 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Dewalgaon

Of every 100 households in Dewalgaon in 2011, 59 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dewalgaon · ■ Lanji rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**72%

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

**11%

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

**89%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**15%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****8%**

**25%

Television ****15%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**23%

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 Dewalgaon?

■ Dewalgaon · ■ Lanji rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.9%**

**77.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****892**

**987

Working population ****59.6%**

**59.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.1% for men and 50.8% for women. 61% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 101 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 170 (28%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 16 (3%) · **■** Marginal 324 (53%)

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 Lanji

- Khajari1,132 people
- Bomhanwada1,094 people
- Bhursadongari1,061 people
- Khandaphari1,060 people
- Churdi1,001 people
- Belgaon996 people
- Kansuli975 people
- Andhiyatola971 people

[All 162 villages in Lanji](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/lanji/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dewalgaon from Balaghat?30 km by road
- What is the population of Dewalgaon?1,030 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dewalgaon in?Balaghat district (Lanji sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dewalgaon?61.9% (Census 2011)