# Deogawan Village, Sohagpur, Shahdol (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Sohagpur, Shahdol 

# Deogawan

Deogawan is a village in Sohagpur sub-district of Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **736 people in 155 households**, the 166th largest of 295 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.1%.

- 736people (2011)
- 155households
- 54.4%literacy
- 947females per 1,000 males

## Deogawan PIN code and other codes

Deogawan falls in Sohagpur sub-district, Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSohagpur
- Census village code501307

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

## How far is Deogawan from nearby towns?

- Shahdol (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Shahdol (district HQ)10 km by road
- Shahdol (nearest town)10 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 Deogawan?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shahdol
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Shahdol
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Shahdol
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Deogawan known for?

About 46% of the 363 hectares of village land is sown, and 48 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 Deogawan

Of every 100 households in Deogawan in 2011, 58 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Deogawan · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**23%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****75%**

**67%

Television ****17%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**32%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Deogawan?

■ Deogawan · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.4%**

**62.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****767**

**965

Working population ****48.2%**

**48.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.9% for men and 44.7% for women. 57% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 90 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 78 (22%) · **■** Other work 155 (44%) · **■** Marginal 32 (9%)

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 Sohagpur

- Maharoai750 people
- Amjhar748 people
- Harra746 people
- Duladar744 people
- Nargi736 people
- Madwa731 people
- Kukaraundh729 people
- Arjhula728 people

[All 302 villages in Sohagpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shahdol/sohagpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Deogawan from Shahdol?10 km by road
- What is the population of Deogawan?736 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Deogawan in?Shahdol district (Sohagpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Deogawan?54.4% (Census 2011)