# Dewanchak Village, Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur 

# Dewanchak

Dewanchak is a village in Jhargram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **79 people in 17 households**, the 404th largest of 489 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 79people (2011)
- 17households
- 66.2%literacy
- 1,026females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dewanchak

Of every 100 households in Dewanchak in 2011, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dewanchak · ■ Jhargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**30%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****12%**

**34%

Television ****6%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**17%

Own their home ****76%**

**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 · ■ Jhargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.2%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1026**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**979

Working population ****58.2%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.8% for men and 53.1% for women. 64% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 4 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (7%) · **■** Household industry 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 1 (2%) · **■** Marginal 37 (80%)

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 Jhargram

- Purushottampur84 people
- Jarananda83 people
- Shida Danga83 people
- Mahabila81 people
- Kendbani79 people
- Shak Para79 people
- Kasakaundi76 people
- Phutipal75 people

[All 604 villages in Jhargram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/jhargram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dewanchak?79 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dewanchak in?Paschim Medinipur district (Jhargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dewanchak?66.2% (Census 2011)