Desti Population, Caste, Working Data Sitamarhi, Bihar - Census 2011

Desti is a village situated in Bathnaha block of Sitamarhi district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 973 families residing in the village Desti. The total population of Desti is 4,192 out of which 2,164 are males and 2,028 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Desti is 937.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Desti village is 961 which is 23% of the total population. There are 483 male children and 478 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Desti is 990 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (937) of Desti village.

Population
4,192
Families
973
Literacy
28.91%
Sex Ratio
937

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Desti is 28.9%. Thus Desti village has lower literacy rate compared to 42% of Sitamarhi district. The male literacy rate is 34.21% and the female literacy rate is 23.16% in Desti village.

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

Desti Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 961 483 478
Literacy 28.91% 34.21% 23.16%
Scheduled Caste 917 474 443
Scheduled Tribe 2 1 1
Illiterate 3,258 1,589 1,669

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 21.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Desti village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Desti village out of total population, 1,741 were engaged in work activities. 81.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 18.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,741 workers engaged in Main Work, 301 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 984 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,415 994 421
Cultivators 301 194 107
Agriculture Labourer 984 696 288
Household Industries 55 39 16
Other Workers 75 65 10
Marginal Workers 326 164 162
Non Working 2,451 1,006 1,445

Nearby Villages to Desti,

Below are the list of villages near Desti village in Bathnaha.

Village Population
Hanumannagar 1,611
Madhopur Musharwa 1,706
Sahiara 6,828
Arazi Mahdewa 355
Nizamuddinpur 1,053
Dain Chhapra 2,370
Dhubaha urf Dharaha 2,350
Mahadewa 1,316
Madhubani 2,234
Basbiti 1,567

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