# Dewanganj Village, Jaynagar - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Jaynagar - I, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Dewanganj

Dewanganj is a village in Jaynagar - I sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,416 people in 522 households**, the 35th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 2,416people (2011)
- 522households
- 74.0%literacy
- 916females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dewanganj

Of every 100 households in Dewanganj in 2011, 56 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Dewanganj · ■ Jaynagar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****33%**

**51%

Tap water ****11%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**3%

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

**5%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****16%**

**27%

Television ****19%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**2%

None of these assets ****44%**

**42%

Own their home ****94%**

**96%

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 Dewanganj?

■ Dewanganj · ■ Jaynagar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.0%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****905**

**949

Working population ****30.4%**

**33.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.8% for men and 64.4% for women. 50% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 120 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 161 (22%) · **■** Household industry 89 (12%) · **■** Other work 326 (44%) · **■** Marginal 38 (5%)

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 Jaynagar - I

- Sripur2,668 people
- Mahismari2,636 people
- Belechandi2,594 people
- Kanta Pukuria2,524 people
- Dhosa2,401 people
- Paschim Chakpanchghora2,228 people
- Lakshmi Narayanpur2,166 people
- Kismat Goalberia1,943 people

[All 67 villages in Jaynagar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/jaynagar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dewanganj?2,416 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dewanganj in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Jaynagar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dewanganj?74.0% (Census 2011)