Dhekwaha Population, Caste, Working Data Nalanda, Bihar - Census 2011

Dhekwaha is a village situated in Islampur block of Nalanda district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 666 families residing in the village Dhekwaha. The total population of Dhekwaha is 4,017 out of which 2,113 are males and 1,904 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dhekwaha is 901.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dhekwaha village is 689 which is 17% of the total population. There are 383 male children and 306 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dhekwaha is 799 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (901) of Dhekwaha village.

Population
4,017
Families
666
Literacy
66.56%
Sex Ratio
901

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dhekwaha is 66.6%. Thus Dhekwaha village has higher literacy rate compared to 52.8% of Nalanda district. The male literacy rate is 81.04% and the female literacy rate is 50.88% in Dhekwaha village.

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

Dhekwaha Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 689 383 306
Literacy 66.56% 81.04% 50.88%
Scheduled Caste 536 279 257
Scheduled Tribe 2 2 0
Illiterate 1,802 711 1,091

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Dhekwaha village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Dhekwaha village out of total population, 1,708 were engaged in work activities. 80.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 19.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,708 workers engaged in Main Work, 532 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 498 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,370 828 542
Cultivators 532 368 164
Agriculture Labourer 498 247 251
Household Industries 103 40 63
Other Workers 237 173 64
Marginal Workers 338 141 197
Non Working 2,309 1,144 1,165

Nearby Villages to Dhekwaha,

Below are the list of villages near Dhekwaha village in Islampur.

Village Population
Jaitipur 762
Mustafapur 814
Chhota Paithana 2,105
Bele 4,005
Paithana 2,707
Nilkanth Bigha 899
Bakaur 2,602
Baralgawan 3,576
Milki 340
Atma 3,832

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