# Dewanganj Village, Mohammad Bazar, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Mohammad Bazar, Birbhum 

# Dewanganj

Dewanganj is a village in Mohammad Bazar sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **753 people in 149 households**, the 75th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.2%.

- 753people (2011)
- 149households
- 45.0%literacy
- 1,024females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dewanganj

Of every 100 households in Dewanganj in 2011, 27 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dewanganj · ■ Mohammad Bazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**84%

Tap water ****1%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**15%

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

**3%

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

**80%

Use banking services ****82%**

**34%

Television ****7%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**22%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Dewanganj?

■ Dewanganj · ■ Mohammad Bazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.0%**

**65.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1024**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1140**

**983

Working population ****35.6%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.5% for men and 37.7% for women. 54% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 9 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 229 (85%) · **■** Other work 28 (10%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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 Mohammad Bazar

- Maldiha844 people
- Kukaradihi838 people
- Jindharpur829 people
- Tangsuli804 people
- Bhejena721 people
- Hingla721 people
- Raghunathpur720 people
- Husaipur715 people

[All 158 villages in Mohammad Bazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/mohammad-bazar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dewanganj?753 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dewanganj in?Birbhum district (Mohammad Bazar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dewanganj?45.0% (Census 2011)