# Doyan Village, Chandrakona - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Chandrakona - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Doyan

Doyan is a village in Chandrakona - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **695 people in 133 households**, the 72nd largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 695people (2011)
- 133households
- 79.1%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Doyan

Of every 100 households in Doyan in 2011, 62 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Doyan · ■ Chandrakona - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**53%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**66%

Tap water ****100%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**16%

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

**3%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****5%**

**32%

Television ****22%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Doyan?

■ Doyan · ■ Chandrakona - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.1%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****922**

**950

Working population ****39.1%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.9% for men and 67.5% for women. 58% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 58 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 70 (26%) · **■** Household industry 29 (11%) · **■** Other work 27 (10%) · **■** Marginal 88 (32%)

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 Chandrakona - I

- Kochgerya Ramchak766 people
- Gangcha761 people
- Bamnia738 people
- Jamira703 people
- Karanji682 people
- Guchure680 people
- Harinarayanpur664 people
- Kamarberya645 people

[All 132 villages in Chandrakona - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/chandrakona-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Doyan?695 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Doyan in?Paschim Medinipur district (Chandrakona - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Doyan?79.1% (Census 2011)