# Dewan Village, Garbeta - I, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Garbeta - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Dewan

Dewan is a village in Garbeta - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,534 people in 295 households**, the 37th largest of 306 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 1,534people (2011)
- 295households
- 73.9%literacy
- 937females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dewan

Of every 100 households in Dewan in 2011, 13 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dewan · ■ Garbeta - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**69%

Tap water ****0%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**20%

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

**6%

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

**87%

Use banking services ****64%**

**62%

Television ****2%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****43%**

**15%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Dewan?

■ Dewan · ■ Garbeta - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.9%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****805**

**951

Working population ****29.5%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.7% for men and 66.8% for women. 55% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 250 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 153 (34%) · **■** Other work 13 (3%) · **■** Marginal 37 (8%)

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 Garbeta - I

- Uttarbil1,586 people
- Panch Moledanga1,571 people
- Shyamnagar1,565 people
- Khudiasol1,553 people
- Bara Nohari1,474 people
- Mayta1,467 people
- Banshda1,463 people
- Gilabani1,454 people

[All 369 villages in Garbeta - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/garbeta-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dewan?1,534 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dewan in?Paschim Medinipur district (Garbeta - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dewan?73.9% (Census 2011)