Devkar Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Durg, Chhattisgarh - Census 2011

Devkar is a Nagar Panchayat city situated in Saja tehsil of Durg district. The Devkar city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,326 families residing in the Devkar city. The total population of Devkar is 6,358 out of which 3,173 are males and 3,185 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Devkar is 1,004.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Devkar city is 914 which is 14% of the total population. There are 471 male children and 443 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Devkar is 941 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,004).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Devkar is 76.7%. Thus Devkar has lower literacy rate compared to 79.1% of Durg district. The male literacy rate is 85.42% and the female literacy rate is 68.13% in Devkar .

Devkar Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 1,326 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Nagar Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Devkar Nagar Panchayat

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Devkar Nagar Panchayat.

Total Male Female
Children 914 471 443
Literacy 76.7% 72.7% 58.6%
Scheduled Caste 138 67 71
Scheduled Tribe 432 208 224
Illiterate 2,182 865 1,317

Caste-wise Population - Devkar

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 2.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 6.8% of total population in Devkar .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 138 67 71
Schedule Tribe 432 208 224

Religion-wise Population - Devkar

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Devkar is 5,573 which is 87.65% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Devkar is 546 which is 8.59% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Devkar as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 5,573 (87.65%) 2,779 2,794
Muslim 546 (8.59%) 270 276
Christian 31 (0.49%) 16 15
Sikh 2 (0.03%) 2 0
Buddhist 4 (0.06%) 1 3
Jain 195 (3.07%) 101 94
Other Religion 6 (0.09%) 3 3
No Religion Specified 1 (0.02%) 1 0

Literacy Rate - Devkar

The total literacy rate of Devkar was 76.71% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 70.28% of Chhattisgarh. Population-wise, out of total 4,176 literates, males were 2,308 while females were 1,868. Also the male literacy rate was 85.42% and the female literacy rate was 68.13% in Devkar .

  Devkar Chhattisgarh
Female 68.13% 60.24%
Male 85.42% 80.27%
Total 76.71% 70.28%

Sex Ratio - Devkar

The Sex Ratio of Devkar is 1,004. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,004 females in Devkar . Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 941 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,004 ) of Devkar .

Child Population - Devkar

According to Census 2011, there were 914 children between age 0 to 6 years in Devkar . Out of which 471 were male while 443 were female.

Working Population - Devkar

In Devkar Nagar Panchayat out of total population, 2,823 were engaged in work activities. 79.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 20.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,823 workers engaged in Main Work, 346 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 934 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,235 1,510 725
Cultivators 346 222 124
Agriculture Labourer 934 544 390
Household Industries 147 77 70
Other Workers 808 667 141
Marginal Workers 588 284 304
Non Working 3,535 1,379 2,156

Devkar Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Devkar is further divided into 15 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 524 71.2% 1,031
2 Ward No - 2 438 57.3% 1,028
3 Ward No - 3 642 59.7% 1,064
4 Ward No - 4 371 66.3% 883
5 Ward No - 5 453 74.2% 970
6 Ward No - 6 312 77.9% 914
7 Ward No - 7 348 76.7% 966
8 Ward No - 8 316 75.6% 1,093
9 Ward No - 9 426 67.6% 963
10 Ward No - 10 518 54.6% 992
11 Ward No - 11 487 62.2% 972
12 Ward No - 12 360 61.9% 1,045
13 Ward No - 13 497 60% 1,115
14 Ward No - 14 283 64% 993
15 Ward No - 15 383 68.4% 984

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