# Dewar Village, Burwan, Murshidabad (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Burwan, Murshidabad 

# Dewar

Dewar is a village in Burwan sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **362 people in 85 households**, the 142nd largest of 155 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%.

- 362people (2011)
- 85households
- 60.4%literacy
- 895females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dewar

Of every 100 households in Dewar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dewar · ■ Burwan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**13%

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

**17%

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

**3%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****32%**

**32%

Television ****2%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****53%**

**48%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Dewar?

■ Dewar · ■ Burwan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.4%**

**69.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****895**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****577**

**945

Working population ****34.5%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.3% for men and 46.8% for women. 64% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 48 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (18%) · **■** Other work 7 (6%) · **■** Marginal 47 (38%)

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 Burwan

- Gopal Nagar410 people
- Mamudpur409 people
- Ghosh Palsa407 people
- Hapina373 people
- Panpara361 people
- Amrita Muni347 people
- Durajjay Palsa309 people
- Saheb Nagar308 people

[All 160 villages in Burwan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/burwan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dewar?362 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dewar in?Murshidabad district (Burwan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dewar?60.4% (Census 2011)