Devdhung Population, Caste, Working Data Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand - Census 2011

Devdhung is a village situated in Puraula tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 89 families residing in the village Devdhung. The total population of Devdhung is 430 out of which 209 are males and 221 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Devdhung is 1,057.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Devdhung village is 51 which is 12% of the total population. There are 31 male children and 20 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Devdhung is 645 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,057) of Devdhung village.

Population
430
Families
89
Literacy
72.56%
Sex Ratio
1,057

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Devdhung is 72.6%. Thus Devdhung village has higher literacy rate compared to 65.2% of Uttarkashi district. The male literacy rate is 86.52% and the female literacy rate is 60.2% in Devdhung village.

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

Devdhung Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 51 31 20
Literacy 72.56% 86.52% 60.2%
Scheduled Caste 195 95 100
Scheduled Tribe 6 2 4
Illiterate 155 55 100

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 45.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.4% of total population in Devdhung village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Devdhung village out of total population, 265 were engaged in work activities. 27.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 72.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 265 workers engaged in Main Work, 50 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 72 66 6
Cultivators 50 50 0
Agriculture Labourer 1 0 1
Other Workers 21 16 5
Marginal Workers 193 55 138
Non Working 165 88 77

Nearby Villages to Devdhung,

Below are the list of villages near Devdhung village in Puraula.

Village Population
Koti 289
Chhiwala 425
Dhampur 236
Khablisera 2,140
Moltari 186
Purola 2,394
Kumarkot 80
Makhana 489
Kharkyasem 225
Molkat 24

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