# Deogan Village, Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Deogan

Deogan is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,502 people in 332 households**, the 100th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 1,502people (2011)
- 332households
- 59.9%literacy
- 894females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Deogan

Of every 100 households in Deogan in 2011, 42 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Deogan · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****47%**

**67%

Tap water ****2%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**92%

Use banking services ****34%**

**24%

Television ****39%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**21%

Own their home ****97%**

**97%

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 Deogan?

■ Deogan · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.9%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****803**

**939

Working population ****40.2%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.1% for men and 49.9% for women. 57% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 97 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 215 (36%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 167 (28%) · **■** Marginal 124 (21%)

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 Raiganj

- Paschim Goalgaon1,574 people
- Ital1,535 people
- Tenra1,522 people
- Uttar Goalpara1,505 people
- Bindol1,486 people
- Mahespur1,485 people
- Makdampur1,466 people
- Kuliara Anantapur1,463 people

[All 222 villages in Raiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/raiganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Deogan?1,502 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Deogan in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Deogan?59.9% (Census 2011)