Dhekia Population, Caste, Working Data Puruliya, West Bengal - Census 2011

Dhekia is a village situated in Bagmundi block of Puruliya district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 404 families residing in the village Dhekia. The total population of Dhekia is 1,897 out of which 969 are males and 928 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dhekia is 958.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dhekia village is 330 which is 17% of the total population. There are 154 male children and 176 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dhekia is 1,143 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (958) of Dhekia village.

Population
1,897
Families
404
Literacy
50.8%
Sex Ratio
958

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dhekia is 50.8%. Thus Dhekia village has lower literacy rate compared to 55.5% of Puruliya district. The male literacy rate is 70.31% and the female literacy rate is 29.65% in Dhekia village.

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

Dhekia Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 330 154 176
Literacy 50.8% 70.31% 29.65%
Scheduled Caste 79 35 44
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,101 396 705

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 4.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Dhekia village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Dhekia village out of total population, 1,058 were engaged in work activities. 17% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 83% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,058 workers engaged in Main Work, 119 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 28 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 180 148 32
Cultivators 119 100 19
Agriculture Labourer 28 21 7
Household Industries 3 2 1
Other Workers 30 25 5
Marginal Workers 878 422 456
Non Working 839 399 440

Nearby Villages to Dhekia,

Below are the list of villages near Dhekia village in Bagmundi.

Village Population
Sarmali 536
Parsa 1,614
Relakurra 828
Jhabri 477
Kushaldi 2,074
Karru 2,588
Gobindadi 487
Sirkadi 1,519
Churki 319
Hurumda 2,406

Reference