# Deotala Village, Gazole, Maldah (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Gazole, Maldah 

# Deotala

Deotala is a village in Gazole sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,916 people in 1,072 households**, the 8th largest of 286 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.1%.

- 4,916people (2011)
- 1,072households
- 68.6%literacy
- 972females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Deotala

Of every 100 households in Deotala in 2011, 45 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Deotala · ■ Gazole rural average

Electricity for lighting ****45%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**75%

Tap water ****35%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**12%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****31%**

**33%

Television ****17%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****37%**

**33%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Deotala?

■ Deotala · ■ Gazole rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.6%**

**62.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1041**

**979

Working population ****36.8%**

**42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.7% for men and 63.2% for women. 55% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 455 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 777 (43%) · **■** Household industry 17 (1%) · **■** Other work 368 (20%) · **■** Marginal 193 (11%)

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 Gazole

- Bade Mayna6,452 people
- Arazi Deharul5,934 people
- Rajaram Chak5,379 people
- Mishipur5,105 people
- Alinagar4,895 people
- Raniganj4,880 people
- Barijpur4,652 people
- Gajol4,626 people

[All 291 villages in Gazole](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/gazole/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Deotala?4,916 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Deotala in?Maldah district (Gazole sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Deotala?68.6% (Census 2011)