# Dewasa Village, Raniganj, Pratapgarh (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Raniganj, Pratapgarh 

# Dewasa

Dewasa is a village in Raniganj sub-district of Pratapgarh district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,740 people in 257 households**, the 91st largest of 302 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%.

- 1,740people (2011)
- 257households
- 73.3%literacy
- 962females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dewasa

Of every 100 households in Dewasa in 2011, 34 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dewasa · ■ Raniganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**85%

Tap water ****27%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**28%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**93%

Use banking services ****84%**

**84%

Television ****16%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****1%**

**5%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Dewasa?

■ Dewasa · ■ Raniganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.3%**

**72.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**1001

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****843**

**904

Working population ****27.4%**

**32.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.2% for men and 60.2% for women. 50% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 17 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (5%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 63 (13%) · **■** Marginal 369 (78%)

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 Raniganj

- Suvansa1,798 people
- Najiyapur1,776 people
- Kaulapur1,774 people
- Bisunpur Kala1,759 people
- Jariyari1,728 people
- Bhavani Garh1,720 people
- Basi Adhar Ganj1,717 people
- Shivgarh1,702 people

[All 303 villages in Raniganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/pratapgarh/raniganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dewasa?1,740 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dewasa in?Pratapgarh district (Raniganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dewasa?73.3% (Census 2011)