# Dewanchak Village, Ghatal, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal) (2)

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Village · Ghatal, Paschim Medinipur 

# Dewanchak

Dewanchak is a village in Ghatal sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **536 people in 122 households**, the 107th largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.1%.

- 536people (2011)
- 122households
- 86.6%literacy
- 963females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dewanchak

Of every 100 households in Dewanchak in 2011, 73 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dewanchak · ■ Ghatal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**57%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****17%**

**49%

Tap water ****2%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**13%

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

**4%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****78%**

**37%

Television ****24%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**1%

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

**22%

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 Dewanchak?

■ Dewanchak · ■ Ghatal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.6%**

**81.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**959

Working population ****36.9%**

**39.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.1% for men and 78.7% for women. 72% of men and 0% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 113 (57%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 53 (27%) · **■** Marginal 28 (14%)

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 Ghatal

- Chaulisinghapur615 people
- Jaynagar598 people
- Bar Gobinda590 people
- Udayganj586 people
- Dubrajkundu524 people
- Kanakpur524 people
- Radha Ballabhpur515 people
- Kamargeria497 people

[All 145 villages in Ghatal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/ghatal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dewanchak?536 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dewanchak in?Paschim Medinipur district (Ghatal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dewanchak?86.6% (Census 2011)