# Dehgaon Village, Gairatganj, Raisen (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/raisen/gairatganj/dehgaon/ Village · Gairatganj, Raisen # Dehgaon Dehgaon is a village in Gairatganj sub-district of Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **7,902 people in 1,566 households**, the 1st largest of 163 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.6%. - 7,902people (2011) - 1,566households - 82.1%literacy - 933females per 1,000 males ## Dehgaon PIN code and other codes Dehgaon falls in Gairatganj sub-district, Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockGairatganj - Census village code483901 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dehgaon from nearby towns? - Gairatgang (sub-district HQ)21 km by road - Raisen (district HQ)33 km by road - Gairatganj (nearest town)21 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 Dehgaon? 27 services counted by the Census are inside Dehgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 6 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 4 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Raisen - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Raisen - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)4 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 Dehgaon known for? The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 51% of the 1,830 hectares of village land is sown, and 431 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 Dehgaon Of every 100 households in Dehgaon in 2011, 84 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Dehgaon · ■ Gairatganj rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **74% Toilet within the home ****48%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****52%** **86% Tap water ****10%** **8% Drinking water within premises ****38%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%** **97% Use banking services ****33%** **26% Television ****39%** **24% Mobile phone ****56%** **43% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****20%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****29%** **41% Own their home ****89%** **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 Dehgaon? ■ Dehgaon · ■ Gairatganj rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.1%** **78.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933** **897 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1005** **941 Working population ****34.7%** **44.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.5% for men and 75.1% for women. 52% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 483 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 461 (17%) · **■** Household industry 128 (5%) · **■** Other work 819 (30%) · **■** Marginal 848 (31%) 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 Gairatganj - Gadhi5,294 people - Hardout3,706 people - Kishanpur2,481 people - Mudiya Kheda1,800 people [All 169 villages in Gairatganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/raisen/gairatganj/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dehgaon from Raisen?33 km by road - What is the population of Dehgaon?7,902 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dehgaon in?Raisen district (Gairatganj sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Dehgaon?82.1% (Census 2011)