Dehkela Population, Caste, Working Data Khunti, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Dehkela is a village situated in Karra block of Khunti district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 287 families residing in the village Dehkela. The total population of Dehkela is 1,529 out of which 771 are males and 758 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dehkela is 983.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dehkela village is 263 which is 17% of the total population. There are 142 male children and 121 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dehkela is 852 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (983) of Dehkela village.

Population
1,529
Families
287
Literacy
57.74%
Sex Ratio
983

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dehkela is 57.7%. Thus Dehkela village has higher literacy rate compared to 53.5% of Khunti district. The male literacy rate is 68.68% and the female literacy rate is 46.94% in Dehkela village.

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

Dehkela Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 263 142 121
Literacy 57.74% 68.68% 46.94%
Scheduled Caste 13 10 3
Scheduled Tribe 895 438 457
Illiterate 798 339 459

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 58.5% of total population in Dehkela village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Dehkela village out of total population, 685 were engaged in work activities. 56.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 43.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 685 workers engaged in Main Work, 314 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 23 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 390 215 175
Cultivators 314 165 149
Agriculture Labourer 23 9 14
Household Industries 3 3 0
Other Workers 50 38 12
Marginal Workers 295 149 146
Non Working 844 407 437

Nearby Villages to Dehkela,

Below are the list of villages near Dehkela village in Karra.

Village Population
Limra 1,126
Kurid 195
Runju 303
Jamhar 580
Larta 1,206
Nauringa 565
Silafari 218
Kuda Toli 103
Suari 184
Gusa Toli 1,064

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