# Duan Village, Debra, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Debra, Paschim Medinipur 

# Duan

Duan is a village in Debra sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,497 people in 826 households**, the 5th largest of 460 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.8%.

- 3,497people (2011)
- 826households
- 79.1%literacy
- 951females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Duan

Of every 100 households in Duan in 2011, 35 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Duan · ■ Debra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****46%**

**34%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**20%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**95%

Use banking services ****77%**

**50%

Television ****21%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Duan?

■ Duan · ■ Debra rural average

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

**81.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929**

**988

Working population ****47.7%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.6% for men and 72.2% for women. 62% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 231 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 143 (9%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 269 (16%) · **■** Marginal 1,021 (61%)

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 Debra

- Baragar4,329 people
- Golgram3,984 people
- Dingal3,685 people
- Radhamohanpur3,604 people
- Satyapur3,091 people
- Malighati2,379 people
- Debra2,347 people
- Hariharpur2,276 people

[All 477 villages in Debra](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/debra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Duan?3,497 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Duan in?Paschim Medinipur district (Debra sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Duan?79.1% (Census 2011)