Degam Population, Caste, Working Data Kheda, Gujarat - Census 2011

Degam is a village situated in Nadiad taluka of Kheda district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 806 families residing in the village Degam. The total population of Degam is 3,807 out of which 1,982 are males and 1,825 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Degam is 921.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Degam village is 541 which is 14% of the total population. There are 303 male children and 238 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Degam is 785 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (921) of Degam village.

Population
3,807
Families
806
Literacy
74.68%
Sex Ratio
921

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Degam is 74.7%. Thus Degam village has higher literacy rate compared to 72.2% of Kheda district. The male literacy rate is 86.66% and the female literacy rate is 62% in Degam village.

As of Mar 2016, the Sarpanch of Degam village is . As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Degam village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Degam Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Degam village.

Total Male Female
Children 541 303 238
Literacy 74.68% 86.66% 62%
Scheduled Caste 118 64 54
Scheduled Tribe 33 20 13
Illiterate 1,368 527 841

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 3.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.9% of total population in Degam village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Degam village out of total population, 1,990 were engaged in work activities. 53.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 46.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,990 workers engaged in Main Work, 327 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 529 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,066 990 76
Cultivators 327 317 10
Agriculture Labourer 529 489 40
Household Industries 8 8 0
Other Workers 202 176 26
Marginal Workers 924 260 664
Non Working 1,817 732 1,085

Nearby Villages to Degam,

Below are the list of villages near Degam village in Nadiad.

Village Population
Hathnoli 1,579
Zarol 1,379
Silod 2,961
Dantali 4,293
Aljada 1,292
Dabhan 7,317
Erandiyapura 535
Kamla 2,052
Valla 964
Yoginagar 3,071

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