# Dewan Village, Kumarganj, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Kumarganj, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Dewan

Dewan is a village in Kumarganj sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **800 people in 186 households**, the 78th largest of 208 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 800people (2011)
- 186households
- 60.9%literacy
- 856females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dewan

Of every 100 households in Dewan in 2011, 58 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dewan · ■ Kumarganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****53%**

**70%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**33%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**93%

Use banking services ****19%**

**25%

Television ****35%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**33%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Dewan?

■ Dewan · ■ Kumarganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.9%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****856**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**951

Working population ****29.6%**

**43.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.0% for men and 56.0% for women. 51% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 103 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 91 (38%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 17 (7%) · **■** Marginal 23 (10%)

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 Kumarganj

- Jhikakuri825 people
- Kuraha825 people
- Harischandrapur819 people
- Sahazadpur810 people
- Uttar Rusulpur794 people
- Gholdara793 people
- Bhakla780 people
- Sulandapur780 people

[All 218 villages in Kumarganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/kumarganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dewan?800 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dewan in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Kumarganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dewan?60.9% (Census 2011)