Dheko Population, Caste, Working Data Bankura, West Bengal - Census 2011

Dheko is a village situated in Raipur block of Bankura district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 330 families residing in the village Dheko. The total population of Dheko is 1,537 out of which 777 are males and 760 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dheko is 978.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dheko village is 165 which is 11% of the total population. There are 89 male children and 76 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dheko is 854 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (978) of Dheko village.

Population
1,537
Families
330
Literacy
67.93%
Sex Ratio
978

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dheko is 67.9%. Thus Dheko village has higher literacy rate compared to 62.1% of Bankura district. The male literacy rate is 80.81% and the female literacy rate is 54.97% in Dheko village.

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

Dheko Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 165 89 76
Literacy 67.93% 80.81% 54.97%
Scheduled Caste 210 102 108
Scheduled Tribe 793 386 407
Illiterate 605 221 384

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 51.6% of total population in Dheko village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Dheko village out of total population, 834 were engaged in work activities. 35.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 64.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 834 workers engaged in Main Work, 137 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 96 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 295 254 41
Cultivators 137 134 3
Agriculture Labourer 96 72 24
Household Industries 8 7 1
Other Workers 54 41 13
Marginal Workers 539 199 340
Non Working 703 324 379

Nearby Villages to Dheko,

Below are the list of villages near Dheko village in Raipur.

Village Population
Murachhara 813
Chorkul 814
Poshda 1,475
Golor 1,355
Chaka 1,095
Baksi 1,351
Lagda 1,273
Khayerbani 797
Gochda 947
Jaynagar 675

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