# Dewai Village, Pombhurna, Chandrapur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Pombhurna, Chandrapur 

# Dewai

Dewai is a village in Pombhurna sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **913 people in 198 households**, the 20th largest of 58 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.

- 913people (2011)
- 198households
- 72.5%literacy
- 894females per 1,000 males

## Dewai PIN code and other codes

Dewai falls in Pombhurna sub-district, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockPombhurna
- Census village code541500

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

## How far is Dewai from nearby towns?

- Pombhurna (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Chandrapur (district HQ)50 km by road
- Mul (nearest town)55 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 Dewai?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pombhurna
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Chinjaldhan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chandrapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Dewai known for?

About 58% of the 319 hectares of village land is sown, and 166 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 Dewai

Of every 100 households in Dewai in 2011, 54 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dewai · ■ Pombhurna rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**71%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**80%

Tap water ****29%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**90%

Use banking services ****52%**

**57%

Television ****19%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****41%**

**48%

Own their home ****94%**

**94%

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 Dewai?

■ Dewai · ■ Pombhurna rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.5%**

**70.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****810**

**1016

Working population ****54.5%**

**58.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.7% for men and 61.2% for women. 55% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 144 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 196 (39%) · **■** Household industry 15 (3%) · **■** Other work 24 (5%) · **■** Marginal 119 (24%)

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 Pombhurna

- Chak Ballarpur1,019 people
- Thergaon Ryt.1,018 people
- Bhimani1,002 people
- Kasargatta968 people
- Dongar Haldi Mal828 people
- Borda Zulurwar808 people
- Bhatari780 people
- Kemara778 people

[All 71 villages in Pombhurna](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/pombhurna/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dewai from Chandrapur?50 km by road
- What is the population of Dewai?913 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dewai in?Chandrapur district (Pombhurna sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Dewai?72.5% (Census 2011)