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

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Deokhanda

Deokhanda is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **645 people in 144 households**, the 181st largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 645people (2011)
- 144households
- 78.6%literacy
- 985females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Deokhanda

Of every 100 households in Deokhanda in 2011, 37 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Deokhanda · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**67%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****74%**

**72%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**92%

Use banking services ****1%**

**24%

Television ****22%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Deokhanda?

■ Deokhanda · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.6%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1242**

**939

Working population ****38.9%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.6% for men and 72.4% for women. 62% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 18 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 198 (79%) · **■** Other work 26 (10%) · **■** Marginal 9 (4%)

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

- Paikpara692 people
- Bhagatgaon676 people
- Mahua660 people
- Jaynagar649 people
- Pirkasur639 people
- Amritakhnda636 people
- Patidaha631 people
- Noabari616 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Deokhanda?645 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Deokhanda in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Deokhanda?78.6% (Census 2011)