# Deomali, Falakata, Jalpaiguri – Population & Literacy

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Village · Falakata, Jalpaiguri 

# Deomali

Deomali is a village in [Falakata](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/falakata/) sub-district of [Jalpaiguri](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **5,949 people in 1,306 households**, the 5th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%.

- 5,949people (2011)
- 1,306households
- 72.3%literacy
- 941females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Deomali

Of every 100 households in Deomali in 2011, 13 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Deomali · ■ Falakata rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**28%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**55%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**43%

Tap water ****15%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****81%**

**78%

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

**3%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****12%**

**20%

Television ****10%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****20%**

**33%

Own their home ****94%**

**90%

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 Deomali?

■ Deomali · ■ Falakata rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.3%**

**70.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1075**

**941

Working population ****47.6%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.3% for men and 65.8% for women. 60% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 490 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 992 (35%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 480 (17%) · **■** Marginal 867 (31%)

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 Falakata

- Raichenga12,892 people
- Chuakhola8,149 people
- Hedayet Nagar6,894 people
- Mairadanga6,167 people
- Umacharanpur5,612 people
- Tasti Tea Garden5,568 people
- Dhanirampur5,380 people
- Khauchandpara5,222 people

[All 60 villages in Falakata](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/falakata/villages/)

## Other places named Deomali

- Deomali · Town, Tirap · 6,648 people
- Deomali · Village, Masuda, Ajmer · 1,205 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Deomali?5,949 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Deomali in?Jalpaiguri district (Falakata sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Deomali?72.3% (Census 2011)