# Dewanmara Village, Kharagpur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Dewanmara

Dewanmara is a village in Kharagpur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **319 people in 64 households**, the 152nd largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 319people (2011)
- 64households
- 78.2%literacy
- 981females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dewanmara

Of every 100 households in Dewanmara in 2011, 79 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dewanmara · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**41%

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

**9%

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

**83%

Use banking services ****71%**

**46%

Television ****30%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**15%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**15%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Dewanmara?

■ Dewanmara · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.2%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****545**

**971

Working population ****32.0%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.6% for men and 66.4% for women. 55% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (14%) · **■** Other work 84 (82%) · **■** Marginal 3 (3%)

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 Kharagpur - I

- Abhoyanagar330 people
- Bhutgerya330 people
- Raipur328 people
- Nischintapur321 people
- Balla318 people
- Saraswatipur318 people
- Banspatri301 people
- Kalsigora298 people

[All 268 villages in Kharagpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/kharagpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dewanmara?319 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dewanmara in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dewanmara?78.2% (Census 2011)