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{{Short description|Village in Uttar Pradesh, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name                    = Dewamai
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| other_name              = Deva Mai
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| settlement_type         = Village
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| pushpin_map_caption     = Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
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| subdivision_type        = Country
| subdivision_name        = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1       = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1       = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2       = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Mainpuri district|Mainpuri]]
| subdivision_type3       = [[Tehsil]]
| subdivision_name3       = [[Mainpuri]]
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| area_total_km2          = 4.146
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| population_total        = 2920
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'''Dewamai''' ({{IAST|Dewāmaī}}), also spelled '''Deva Mai''' or '''Dewa Mai''', is a village in [[Mainpuri]] block of [[Mainpuri district]], Uttar Pradesh, India. As of 2011, it had a population of 2,920, in 513 households.
== Demographics ==
As of 2011, Dewamai had a population of 2,920, in 513 households.<ref name="Census 2011 A"/>{{rp|107}} This population was 53.5% male (1,561) and 46.5% female (1,359).<!-- Census 2011 B, p. 88 --> The 0-6 age group numbered 448 (244 male and 204 female), or 15.3% of the total population.<!-- Census 2011 B, p. 88 --> 1,252 residents were members of Scheduled Castes, or 42.9% of the total.<ref name="Census 2011 B">{{cite web |title=Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Mainpuri, Part B (Village and Town Wise Primary Census Abstract) |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1259/download/4050/DH_2011_0917_PART_B_DCHB_MAINPURI.pdf |website=Census of India |access-date=19 June 2023}}</ref>{{rp|88–9}}
The [[1981 Census of India|1981 census]] recorded Dewamai as having a population of 2,026 people, in 371 households.<ref name="Census 1981">{{cite book |title=Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Mainpuri |date=1982 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/29484/download/32665/28516_1981_MAI.pdf |access-date=25 July 2023}}</ref>{{rp|148–9}}
The [[1961 Census of India|1961 census]] recorded Dewamai as comprising 6 hamlets, with a total population of 1,443 people (769 male and 674 female), in 288 households and 237 physical houses. The area of the village was given as 1,036 acres.<ref name="Census 1961">{{cite book |title=Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (24 - Mainpuri District) |date=1965 |location=Lucknow |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/28772/download/31954/22833_1961_MAI.pdf |access-date=25 December 2021}}</ref>{{rp|lxxx}}
== Infrastructure ==
As of 2011, Dewamai had 1 primary school; it did not have any healthcare facilities.<!-- Census 2011 A, p. 107-8 --> Drinking water was provided by hand pump; there were no public toilets.<!-- Census 2011 A, p. 109 --> The village had a post office but no public library; there was at least some access to electricity for all purposes.<!-- Census 2011 A, p. 110, 2 --> Streets were made of both ''[[Indian vernacular architecture#kachcha|kachcha]]'' and ''[[Indian vernacular architecture#pucca|pakka]]'' materials.<!-- Census 2011 A, p. 111 --><ref name="Census 2011 A">{{cite web |title=Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Mainpuri, Part A (Village and Town Directory) |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1258/download/4046/DH_2011_0917_PART_A_DCHB_MAINPURI.pdf |website=Census of India |access-date=19 June 2023}}</ref>{{rp|107–12}}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Mainpuri district}}
[[Category:Villages in Mainpuri district]]