# Deocharai Village, Tufanganj - I, Koch Bihar (West Bengal)

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Village · Tufanganj - I, Koch Bihar 

# Deocharai

Deocharai is a village in Tufanganj - I sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **7,849 people in 1,988 households**, the 9th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%.

- 7,849people (2011)
- 1,988households
- 70.1%literacy
- 930females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Deocharai

Of every 100 households in Deocharai in 2011, 27 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Deocharai · ■ Tufanganj - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**41%

Tap water ****22%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**83%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**95%

Use banking services ****14%**

**23%

Television ****11%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****46%**

**39%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Deocharai?

■ Deocharai · ■ Tufanganj - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.1%**

**73.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****989**

**940

Working population ****42.2%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.0% for men and 63.7% for women. 61% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 616 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 944 (29%) · **■** Household industry 323 (10%) · **■** Other work 558 (17%) · **■** Marginal 869 (26%)

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 Tufanganj - I

- Chilakhana9,263 people
- Maradanga8,775 people
- Jaigir Chilakhana8,712 people
- Chamta8,190 people
- Dhalpal7,319 people
- Charaljani6,534 people
- Natabari6,113 people
- Chhat Rampur Dwitia Khanda5,773 people

[All 72 villages in Tufanganj - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/tufanganj-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Deocharai?7,849 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Deocharai in?Koch Bihar district (Tufanganj - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Deocharai?70.1% (Census 2011)