# Dewra Kalan Village, Chandia, Umaria (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Chandia, Umaria 

# Dewra Kalan

Dewra Kalan is a village in Chandia sub-district of Umaria district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **782 people in 163 households**, the 39th largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%.

- 782people (2011)
- 163households
- 67.1%literacy
- 931females per 1,000 males

## Dewra Kalan PIN code and other codes

Dewra Kalan falls in Chandia sub-district, Umaria district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockUmaria
- Census village code467722

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

## How far is Dewra Kalan from nearby towns?

- Chandia (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Umaria (district HQ)25 km by road
- Chandia (nearest town)5 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 Dewra Kalan?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Dewra Kalan; 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
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chandia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Umaria
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Umaria
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 13 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 Dewra Kalan known for?

About 49% of the 304 hectares of village land is sown, and 61 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 Dewra Kalan

Of every 100 households in Dewra Kalan in 2011, 50 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dewra Kalan · ■ Chandia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**8%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****98%**

**52%

Television ****18%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****31%**

**47%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Dewra Kalan?

■ Dewra Kalan · ■ Chandia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.1%**

**62.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****837**

**928

Working population ****32.6%**

**47.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.4% for men and 55.1% for women. 48% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 16 (6%) · **■** Other work 20 (8%) · **■** Marginal 219 (86%)

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 Chandia

- Bijapuri804 people
- Bhalwar801 people
- Basadhi798 people
- Karhiya789 people
- Chhataini781 people
- Semdari779 people
- Barauda738 people
- Jhala735 people

[All 153 villages in Chandia](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/umaria/chandia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dewra Kalan from Umaria?25 km by road
- What is the population of Dewra Kalan?782 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dewra Kalan in?Umaria district (Chandia sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dewra Kalan?67.1% (Census 2011)