# Dewani Village, Manteswar, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Manteswar, Barddhaman 

# Dewani

Dewani is a village in Manteswar sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,593 people in 888 households**, the 15th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 3,593people (2011)
- 888households
- 76.1%literacy
- 989females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dewani

Of every 100 households in Dewani in 2011, 53 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dewani · ■ Manteswar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**52%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**88%

Use banking services ****96%**

**68%

Television ****36%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**32%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Dewani?

■ Dewani · ■ Manteswar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.1%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923**

**968

Working population ****39.8%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.1% for men and 69.2% for women. 59% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 280 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 726 (51%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 241 (17%) · **■** Marginal 179 (13%)

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 Manteswar

- Piplan3,708 people
- Ibrambad3,666 people
- Mulgram3,652 people
- Lohar3,628 people
- Dhenua3,555 people
- Rautgram3,506 people
- Kule3,311 people
- Sutra3,291 people

[All 144 villages in Manteswar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/manteswar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dewani?3,593 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dewani in?Barddhaman district (Manteswar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dewani?76.1% (Census 2011)