Dewka Purla Population, Caste, Working Data Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh - Census 2011

Dewka Purla is a village situated in Nahan tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 86 families residing in the village Dewka Purla. The total population of Dewka Purla is 443 out of which 216 are males and 227 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dewka Purla is 1,051.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dewka Purla village is 64 which is 14% of the total population. There are 31 male children and 33 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dewka Purla is 1,065 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,051) of Dewka Purla village.

Population
443
Families
86
Literacy
83.64%
Sex Ratio
1,051

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dewka Purla is 83.6%. Thus Dewka Purla village has higher literacy rate compared to 68.4% of Sirmaur district. The male literacy rate is 91.35% and the female literacy rate is 76.29% in Dewka Purla village.

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

Dewka Purla Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 64 31 33
Literacy 83.64% 91.35% 76.29%
Scheduled Caste 332 163 169
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 126 47 79

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 74.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Dewka Purla village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Dewka Purla village out of total population, 117 were engaged in work activities. 82.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 117 workers engaged in Main Work, 10 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 35 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 97 82 15
Cultivators 10 8 2
Agriculture Labourer 35 35 0
Other Workers 52 39 13
Marginal Workers 20 20 0
Non Working 326 114 212

Nearby Villages to Dewka Purla,

Below are the list of villages near Dewka Purla village in Nahan.

Village Population
Dhar Kiyari 503
Chabahan 256
Majholi 684
Sen Ki Ser 271
Khajurna 815
Jarja 585
Ambwala Sainwala 1,879
Talon 265
Bir Bikramabad 1,637
Thaliga Lahan 241

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