Deogaon, Khiron

Deogaon is located 12 km from Lalganj, the tehsil headquarters.^[3]

As of 2011, Deogaon has a population of 1,233 people, in 212 households.^[2] It has 1 primary school and a primary health centre and does not host a weekly haat or a permanent market.^[2] It serves as the headquarters of a nyaya panchayat which also includes 12 other villages.^[4]

The 1951 census recorded Deogaon as comprising 2 hamlets, with a total population of 473 people (239 male and 234 female), in 104 households and 91 physical houses.^[5] The area of the village was given as 1,036 acres.^[5] 78 residents were literate, all male.^[5] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Khiron and the thana of Gurbakshganj.^[5]

The 1961 census recorded Deogaon as comprising 2 hamlets, with a total population of 538 people (279 male and 259 female), in 100 households and 96 physical houses.^[6] The area of the village was given as 355 acres.^[6]

The 1981 census recorded Deogaon as having a population of 795 people, in 135 households, and having an area of 143.66 hectares.^[3] The main staple foods were given as wheat and rice.^[3]

The 1991 census recorded Deogaon (as "Deo Gaon") as having a total population of 958 people (494 male and 464 female), in 166 households and 166 physical houses.^[4] The area of the village was listed as 144 hectares.^[4]

Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 182, or 19% of the total; this group was 55% male (101) and 45% female (81).^[4] Members of scheduled castes made up 27% of the village's population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.^[4] The literacy rate of the village was 28% (220 men and 45 women).^[4] 210 people were classified as main workers (206 men and 4 women), while 103 people were classified as marginal workers (all women); the remaining 645 residents were non-workers.^[4] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 104 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 25 agricultural labourers (i.e. people who worked someone else's land in return for payment); 0 workers in livestock, forestry, fishing, hunting, plantations, orchards, etc.; 0 in mining and quarrying; 16 household industry workers; 6 workers employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; 0 construction workers; 25 employed in trade and commerce; 0 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 34 in other services.^[4]