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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
LOVELY BEGAM
Contact: 80****6741
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- LGD code
- 317339
- Pincode
- 731201
- Post office
- Ahmadpur
- Population
- 2,493
- Households
- 629
- Literacy rate
- 63.9%
- Sex ratio
- 982 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,081
- Distance to district centre
- 5 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 10 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 159 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 1172 km
- Nearest railway station
- Bataspur · 4 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Susthya Eye Care · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Deoash compares
By population, Deoash ranks #12 of 230 villages in Sainthia mandal.
Literacy rate
%
63.9%
+0.4% vs mandal average
- Deoash
- 63.9%
- Sainthia mandal
- 63.5%
- Birbhum district
- 61.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
982
+32 vs mandal average
- Deoash
- 982
- Sainthia mandal
- 950
Household size
people per home
4.0
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Deoash
- 4.0
- Sainthia mandal
- 4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Deoash at a glance
Deoash is a village of 2,493 people in 629 households (Census 2011) in Sainthia block, Birbhum district, West Bengal, the 12th-largest of 230 villages in Sainthia block. Literacy is 64%, about the same as the block average of 64% and the sex ratio is 982 women per 1,000 men. It lies 5 km from the Birbhum district centre, 9 km from Danrka, the nearest town, 4 km from Bataspur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 731201, served by Ahmadpur post office; the LGD village code is 317339. The nearest hospital or health centre is Susthya Eye Care, 7 km away. The sarpanch is LOVELY BEGAM, and the village votes in Labpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Debasis Ojha (Haku Da). The population is estimated at 2,789 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deoash · this village | 2,493 | 64% | — |
| Bhandhura · Sainthia | 1,002 | 73% | 1.1 km SW |
| Paikpara Chak · Sainthia | 0 | — | 2.2 km SW |
| Jiui · Sainthia | 1,942 | 57% | 2.4 km N |
| Uttar Kanaipur · Sainthia | 1,499 | 53% | 2.4 km W |
| Uttar Sija · Sainthia | 3,181 | 65% | 2.5 km NW |
| Paschim Naoapara · Sainthia | 2,288 | 73% | 2.7 km S |
Complete this village · 4/7
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Deoash
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 450.93
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 235
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Deoash
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Deoash
- LGD code
- 317339
- Pincode
- 731201
- Post office
- Ahmadpur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,493
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,789
- Households
- 629
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 982
- Literacy rate
- 63.9%
- Coordinates
- 23.87753°N, 87.71941°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bolpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Labpur
- Member of Parliament
- Asit Kumar Mal
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Debasis Ojha (Haku Da)
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- LOVELY BEGAM
- Block / Mandal
- Sainthia
Getting there
How to reach Deoash
Distance to cities · straight line
- Kolkata159 kmcapital
- Delhi1172 km
- Hyderabad1201 km
- Chennai1434 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationBataspur4 km
- Bus stopLabpur New Bus Stand11 km
- Hospital / PHCSusthya Eye Care7 km
- ATM / bankAllahabad Bank11 km
- Petrol pumpTibriwala Petrol Pump20 km
- CollegeVisva-Bharati University22 km
- Police stationGuskara Police station44 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 731201
Villages near Deoash
Other villages in Sainthia mandal
View all 60+ →- Amua
- Matpalsha
- Kunuri
- Uttar Sija
- Rangaipur
- Rasaipur
- Kuchighata
- Balsunda
- Kagas
- Nanubazar
- Bhagabatipur
- Iswarpur
- Harpalsa
- Mahishdahari
- Bhalian
- Paschim Naoapara
- Paharpur
- Hatara
- Derpur
- Kanturi
- Jiui
- Bharamarkol
- Kurumsaha
- Dakshin Sija
- Digha
- Uttar Bamnigaon
- Uttar Kanaipur
- Purba Siur
- Mallikpur
- Palashdanga
- Salchapra
- Kherua
- Kusumjatra
- Paschim Sahapur
- Bataspur
- Pariharpur
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-16
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)