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Dewan Chak Population - Purba Medinipur, West Bengal

Dewan Chak is a medium size village located in Contai - III Block of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal with total 149 families residing. The Dewan Chak village has population of 614 of which 330 are males while 284 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Dewan Chak village population of children with age 0-6 is 76 which makes up 12.38 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Dewan Chak village is 861 which is lower than West Bengal state average of 950. Child Sex Ratio for the Dewan Chak as per census is 854, lower than West Bengal average of 956.

Dewan Chak village has lower literacy rate compared to West Bengal. In 2011, literacy rate of Dewan Chak village was 71.93 % compared to 76.26 % of West Bengal. In Dewan Chak Male literacy stands at 79.93 % while female literacy rate was 62.65 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Dewan Chak village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Dewan Chak village.

Dewan Chak Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 149 - -
Population 614 330 284
Child (0-6) 76 41 35
Schedule Caste 133 69 64
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 71.93 % 79.93 % 62.65 %
Total Workers 254 188 66
Main Worker 50 - -
Marginal Worker 204 146 58

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 21.66 % of total population in Dewan Chak village. The village Dewan Chak currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Dewan Chak village out of total population, 254 were engaged in work activities. 19.69 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 80.31 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 254 workers engaged in Main Work, 0 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.