# Dewan Chak Village, Goghat - I, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Goghat - I, Hugli 

# Dewan Chak

Dewan Chak is a village in Goghat - I sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **147 people in 24 households**, the 96th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%.

- 147people (2011)
- 24households
- 73.4%literacy
- 1,070females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dewan Chak

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

■ Dewan Chak · ■ Goghat - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**39%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**24%

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

**5%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****33%**

**44%

Television ****0%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****71%**

**15%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Chak?

■ Dewan Chak · ■ Goghat - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.4%**

**78.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1070**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1556**

**941

Working population ****39.5%**

**38.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.3% for men and 56.5% for women. 68% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 19 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (36%) · **■** Household industry 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 3 (5%) · **■** Marginal 14 (24%)

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 Goghat - I

- Chak Netara280 people
- Pirmallik264 people
- Jot Mahabat245 people
- Bara Kumursa224 people
- Palpukur128 people

[All 99 villages in Goghat - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/goghat-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dewan Chak?147 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dewan Chak in?Hugli district (Goghat - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dewan Chak?73.4% (Census 2011)