Dewan observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Jharkhand.
Temples near Dewan
Named places of worship on record
By population, Dewan ranks #16 of 81 villages in Gudri mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dewan is a village of 632 people in 119 households (Census 2011) in Gudri block, West Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, the 16th-largest of 81 villages in Gudri block. Literacy is 34%, 1 points above the block average of 33% and the sex ratio is 1,006 women per 1,000 men. It lies 152 km from the West Singhbhum district centre, 35 km from Pol, the nearest town, 18 km from Garbeta railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 833201, served by Bari Bazar post office; the LGD village code is 376957. The nearest hospital or health centre is Bhagabantapur Rural Hospital, 3 km away. The sarpanch is vishanti lugun. The population is estimated at 1,949 in 2026, up 208% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Gulikera →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dewan · this village | 632 | 34% | — |
| Bandarbuni · Garbeta - I | 47 | 55% | 0.9 km NE |
| Deulbere · Chandrakona - II | 764 | 50% | 1.2 km S |
| Dhanyasara · Garbeta - I | 231 | 65% | 1.3 km E |
| Jhapur · Garbeta - I | 419 | 50% | 1.4 km N |
| Marsabali · Garbeta - I | 0 | — | 1.5 km NE |
| Pirasuli · Garbeta - I | 0 | — | 1.8 km N |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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