Dewan Population, Caste, Working Data Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Dewan is a village situated in Kumarganj block of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 186 families residing in the village Dewan. The total population of Dewan is 800 out of which 431 are males and 369 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dewan is 856.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dewan village is 77 which is 10% of the total population. There are 42 male children and 35 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dewan is 833 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (856) of Dewan village.

Population
800
Families
186
Literacy
60.86%
Sex Ratio
856

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dewan is 60.9%. Thus Dewan village has lower literacy rate compared to 64.6% of Dakshin Dinajpur district. The male literacy rate is 65.04% and the female literacy rate is 55.99% in Dewan village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Dewan village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Dewan Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Dewan village.

Total Male Female
Children 77 42 35
Literacy 60.86% 65.04% 55.99%
Scheduled Caste 326 182 144
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 360 178 182

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 40.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Dewan village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Dewan village out of total population, 237 were engaged in work activities. 90.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 237 workers engaged in Main Work, 103 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 91 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 214 199 15
Cultivators 103 97 6
Agriculture Labourer 91 87 4
Household Industries 3 0 3
Other Workers 17 15 2
Marginal Workers 23 22 1
Non Working 563 210 353

Nearby Villages to Dewan,

Below are the list of villages near Dewan village in Kumarganj.

Village Population
Thalsama 390
Kutubpur 738
Basanti 1,361
Chak Jayanti 623
Chandipur 8
Palashi 998
Katnapara 202
Panitara 249
Bhomar 106
Balta 1,066

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