Dherua Population, Caste, Working Data Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Dherua is a village situated in Midnapore block of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 431 families residing in the village Dherua. The total population of Dherua is 2,119 out of which 1,071 are males and 1,048 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dherua is 979.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dherua village is 292 which is 14% of the total population. There are 138 male children and 154 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dherua is 1,116 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (979) of Dherua village.

Population
2,119
Families
431
Literacy
68.86%
Sex Ratio
979

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dherua is 68.9%. Thus Dherua village has lower literacy rate compared to 69% of Paschim Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 76.21% and the female literacy rate is 61.19% in Dherua village.

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

Dherua Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 292 138 154
Literacy 68.86% 76.21% 61.19%
Scheduled Caste 1,022 512 510
Scheduled Tribe 91 47 44
Illiterate 861 360 501

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 48.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 4.3% of total population in Dherua village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Dherua village out of total population, 833 were engaged in work activities. 74.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 25.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 833 workers engaged in Main Work, 323 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 222 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 619 512 107
Cultivators 323 297 26
Agriculture Labourer 222 145 77
Household Industries 9 9 0
Other Workers 65 61 4
Marginal Workers 214 127 87
Non Working 1,286 432 854

Nearby Villages to Dherua,

Below are the list of villages near Dherua village in Midnapore.

Village Population
Jethantar 228
Indkuri 14
Malbandi 330
Kukurmuri 942
Chandabila 495
Malkuri 196
Baylasol 592
Chhenrabani 628
Kanandihi 225
Kuksajuri 61

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