Dehrka Population, Caste, Working Data Ludhiana, Punjab - Census 2011

Dehrka is a village situated in Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 729 families residing in the village Dehrka. The total population of Dehrka is 3,877 out of which 2,048 are males and 1,829 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dehrka is 893.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dehrka village is 346 which is 9% of the total population. There are 183 male children and 163 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dehrka is 891 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (893) of Dehrka village.

Population
3,877
Families
729
Literacy
78.39%
Sex Ratio
893

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dehrka is 78.4%. Thus Dehrka village has higher literacy rate compared to 73.2% of Ludhiana district. The male literacy rate is 81.93% and the female literacy rate is 74.43% in Dehrka village.

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

Dehrka Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 346 183 163
Literacy 78.39% 81.93% 74.43%
Scheduled Caste 1,203 642 561
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,109 520 589

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 31% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Dehrka village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Dehrka village out of total population, 1,192 were engaged in work activities. 99.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 0.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,192 workers engaged in Main Work, 606 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 312 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,181 1,122 59
Cultivators 606 599 7
Agriculture Labourer 312 307 5
Household Industries 8 7 1
Other Workers 255 209 46
Marginal Workers 11 8 3
Non Working 2,685 918 1,767

Nearby Villages to Dehrka,

Below are the list of villages near Dehrka village in Jagraon.

Village Population
Dalla 5,304
Mallah 5,114
Rasulpur Malla 6,619
Dangian 2,092
Khosa 1,813
Patti Sham Singh 1,362
Kaunke 11,081
Agwar Lopon Kalan 1,230
Agwar Lopon Khurd 668
Agwar Khawaja Baju 4,667

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