# Devis Abad Village, Canning - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Canning - I, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Devis Abad

Devis Abad is a village in Canning - I sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **8,128 people in 1,464 households**, the 2nd largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%.

- 8,128people (2011)
- 1,464households
- 54.1%literacy
- 973females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Devis Abad

Of every 100 households in Devis Abad in 2011, 12 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Devis Abad · ■ Canning - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****43%**

**39%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**58%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**4%

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

**1%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****10%**

**20%

Television ****5%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****36%**

**38%

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 Devis Abad?

■ Devis Abad · ■ Canning - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.1%**

**65.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****922**

**950

Working population ****36.0%**

**34.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.3% for men and 45.8% for women. 47% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 406 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 498 (17%) · **■** Household industry 245 (8%) · **■** Other work 309 (11%) · **■** Marginal 1,471 (50%)

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 Canning - I

- Budh Khali8,908 people
- Hero Bhanga7,339 people
- Kumarsa Chak7,334 people
- Khas Kumarkhali7,227 people
- Dattababur Abad6,095 people

[All 53 villages in Canning - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/canning-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Devis Abad?8,128 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Devis Abad in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Canning - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Devis Abad?54.1% (Census 2011)