# Debiganj Village, Goalpokhar - I, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Goalpokhar - I, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Debiganj

Debiganj is a village in Goalpokhar - I sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,457 people in 1,171 households**, the 7th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 32.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 41.8%.

- 6,457people (2011)
- 1,171households
- 32.7%literacy
- 896females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Debiganj

Of every 100 households in Debiganj in 2011, 29 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Debiganj · ■ Goalpokhar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**87%

Tap water ****8%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****11%**

**20%

Television ****10%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**35%

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 Debiganj?

■ Debiganj · ■ Goalpokhar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****32.7%**

**41.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****913**

**950

Working population ****31.7%**

**31.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 36.7% for men and 28.2% for women. 45% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 565 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 534 (26%) · **■** Household industry 7 (0%) · **■** Other work 284 (14%) · **■** Marginal 654 (32%)

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 Goalpokhar - I

- Jaingaon10,866 people
- Majlishpur7,802 people
- Bara Singhanath7,454 people
- Goalin6,623 people
- Athiala5,887 people
- Pokharia5,541 people
- Khargar5,422 people
- Teliapokhar5,362 people

[All 152 villages in Goalpokhar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/goalpokhar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Debiganj?6,457 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Debiganj in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Goalpokhar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Debiganj?32.7% (Census 2011)