Dewas Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Dewas, Madhya Pradesh - Census 2011

Dewas is a Munciple Corporation city situated in Dewas tehsil of Dewas district. The Dewas city is divided into 45 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 57,397 families residing in the Dewas city. The total population of Dewas is 289,550 out of which 150,081 are males and 139,469 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dewas is 929.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dewas city is 35437 which is 12% of the total population. There are 18570 male children and 16867 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dewas is 908 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (929).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dewas is 84.6%. Thus Dewas has higher literacy rate compared to 69.3% of Dewas district. The male literacy rate is 91.13% and the female literacy rate is 77.69% in Dewas.

Dewas Munciple Corporation has total administration over 57,397 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Munciple Corporation limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Dewas Munciple Corporation

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Dewas Munciple Corporation.

Total Male Female
Children 35,437 18,570 16,867
Literacy 84.6% 79.9% 68.3%
Scheduled Caste 56,366 29,149 27,217
Scheduled Tribe 9,861 5,050 4,811
Illiterate 74,462 30,238 44,224

Caste-wise Population - Dewas

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 19.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.4% of total population in Dewas.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 56,366 29,149 27,217
Schedule Tribe 9,861 5,050 4,811

Religion-wise Population - Dewas

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Dewas is 225,805 which is 77.98% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Dewas is 57,842 which is 19.98% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Dewas as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 225,805 (77.98%) 117,379 108,426
Muslim 57,842 (19.98%) 29,699 28,143
Christian 1,419 (0.49%) 721 698
Sikh 1,257 (0.43%) 638 619
Buddhist 318 (0.11%) 166 152
Jain 2,667 (0.92%) 1,357 1,310
Other Religion 20 (0.01%) 11 9
No Religion Specified 222 (0.08%) 110 112

Literacy Rate - Dewas

The total literacy rate of Dewas was 84.64% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 69.32% of Madhya Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 215,088 literates, males were 119,843 while females were 95,245. Also the male literacy rate was 91.13% and the female literacy rate was 77.69% in Dewas.

  Dewas Madhya Pradesh
Female 77.69% 59.24%
Male 91.13% 78.73%
Total 84.64% 69.32%

Sex Ratio - Dewas

The Sex Ratio of Dewas is 929. Thus per every 1000 men there were 929 females in Dewas. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 908 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 929 ) of Dewas.

Child Population - Dewas

According to Census 2011, there were 35,437 children between age 0 to 6 years in Dewas. Out of which 18,570 were male while 16,867 were female.

Working Population - Dewas

In Dewas Munciple Corporation out of total population, 96,172 were engaged in work activities. 91% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 96,172 workers engaged in Main Work, 2,717 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2,533 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 87,471 73,059 14,412
Cultivators 2,717 2,410 307
Agriculture Labourer 2,533 1,712 821
Household Industries 2,633 1,985 648
Other Workers 79,588 66,952 12,636
Marginal Workers 8,701 5,087 3,614
Non Working 193,378 71,935 121,443

Dewas Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Dewas is further divided into 45 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 5,556 64.1% 906
2 Ward No - 2 11,605 79.4% 888
3 Ward No - 3 3,673 87.7% 894
4 Ward No - 4 6,299 64.6% 939
5 Ward No - 5 5,798 57.4% 948
6 Ward No - 6 8,989 73.5% 915
7 Ward No - 7 14,693 72.4% 946
8 Ward No - 8 6,132 80.7% 931
9 Ward No - 9 8,548 84.3% 899
10 Ward No - 10 7,860 80.3% 932
11 Ward No - 11 5,372 60% 919
12 Ward No - 12 12,378 72.7% 889
13 Ward No - 13 7,440 63.9% 897
14 Ward No - 14 5,297 61.1% 897
15 Ward No - 15 6,435 60.5% 906
16 Ward No - 16 8,854 69.5% 892
17 Ward No - 17 11,400 77% 920
18 Ward No - 18 5,104 84% 924
19 Ward No - 19 11,320 84.8% 903
20 Ward No - 20 5,362 85.8% 969
21 Ward No - 21 5,677 76.9% 969
22 Ward No - 22 6,286 77% 986
23 Ward No - 23 4,293 79.2% 1,015
24 Ward No - 24 4,392 69% 968
25 Ward No - 25 4,666 77.5% 973
26 Ward No - 26 5,478 74.4% 940
27 Ward No - 27 4,874 79.7% 923
28 Ward No - 28 3,955 83.3% 940
29 Ward No - 29 8,822 81.7% 900
30 Ward No - 30 4,700 65.4% 932
31 Ward No - 31 5,101 78.8% 940
32 Ward No - 32 5,688 81% 987
33 Ward No - 33 4,289 83.3% 991
34 Ward No - 34 3,852 82.2% 999
35 Ward No - 35 3,003 83.7% 945
36 Ward No - 36 3,937 82.9% 958
37 Ward No - 37 5,556 75.5% 976
38 Ward No - 38 7,187 66.1% 877
39 Ward No - 39 4,250 77.1% 916
40 Ward No - 40 5,911 74.7% 946
41 Ward No - 41 6,263 73.8% 1,000
42 Ward No - 42 8,275 66% 944
43 Ward No - 43 4,990 72.4% 924
44 Ward No - 44 5,002 61.2% 908
45 Ward No - 45 4,988 63% 909

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