Village · Gairatganj, Raisen
# Deoriganj

Deoriganj is a village in Gairatganj sub-district of Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 828 people in 166 households, the 36th largest of 163 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.6%.
- 828 people (2011)
- 166 households
- 84.7% literacy
- 908 females per 1,000 males

## Deoriganj PIN code and other codes

Deoriganj falls in Gairatganj sub-district, Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Gairatganj
- Census village code 484009

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

## How far is Deoriganj from nearby towns?
- Gairatgang (sub-district HQ) 23 km by road
- Raisen (district HQ) 79 km by road
- Gairatganj (nearest town) 23 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Deoriganj?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Deoriganj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road 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 10+ km · Gairatganj
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Raisen
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Vidisha
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- 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 Deoriganj known for?

About 80% of the 527 hectares of village land is sown, and 43 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Deoriganj

Of every 100 households in Deoriganj in 2011, 98 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Deoriganj · ■ Gairatganj rural average
- Electricity for lighting 98% 74%
- Toilet within the home 5% 13%
- No toilet (open defecation) 95% 86%
- Tap water 0% 8%
- Drinking water within premises 8% 14%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97%
- Use banking services 35% 26%
- Television 14% 24%
- Mobile phone 29% 43%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 2% 12%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 48% 41%
- Own their home 96% 96%

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

## What is the population of Deoriganj?

■ Deoriganj · ■ Gairatganj rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 84.7% 78.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 908 897
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1103 941
- Working population 49.4% 44.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.0% for men and 77.4% for women. 51% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 22 (5%) · ■ Farm labourers 17 (4%) · ■ Household industry 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 3 (1%) · ■ Marginal 364 (89%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Gairatganj
- Hinotiya Khas 856 people
- Murpar 847 people
- Sayeedpur 838 people
- Kahula 831 people
- Bhanpurgarhi 821 people
- Pati 771 people
- Deorigarhi 766 people
- Silari 756 people

All 169 villages in Gairatganj

## Quick answers
- How far is Deoriganj from Raisen? 79 km by road
- What is the population of Deoriganj? 828 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Deoriganj in? Raisen district (Gairatganj sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Deoriganj? 84.7% (Census 2011)

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