# Deokhanda Village, Kushmundi, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Kushmundi, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Deokhanda

Deokhanda is a village in Kushmundi sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **934 people in 220 households**, the 74th largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%.

- 934people (2011)
- 220households
- 62.9%literacy
- 1,026females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Deokhanda

Of every 100 households in Deokhanda in 2011, 31 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 16 a car.

■ Deokhanda · ■ Kushmundi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**29%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****8%**

**18%

Television ****19%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****16%**

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**24%

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 Deokhanda?

■ Deokhanda · ■ Kushmundi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.9%**

**65.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1026**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1128**

**955

Working population ****56.1%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.8% for men and 54.1% for women. 64% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 106 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 73 (14%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 75 (14%) · **■** Marginal 266 (51%)

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 Kushmundi

- Basail978 people
- Alampur948 people
- Kunabari941 people
- Salekkuri939 people
- Ghatsa931 people
- Chandail929 people
- Chapahat Bairhatha929 people
- Chapra928 people

[All 231 villages in Kushmundi](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/kushmundi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Deokhanda?934 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Deokhanda in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Kushmundi sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Deokhanda?62.9% (Census 2011)