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

Dhurgaon is a village situated in Ekangarsarai block of Nalanda district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 963 families residing in the village Dhurgaon. The total population of Dhurgaon is 6,072 out of which 3,239 are males and 2,833 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dhurgaon is 875.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dhurgaon village is 1003 which is 17% of the total population. There are 544 male children and 459 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dhurgaon is 844 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (875) of Dhurgaon village.

Population
6,072
Families
963
Literacy
62.44%
Sex Ratio
875

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dhurgaon is 62.4%. Thus Dhurgaon village has higher literacy rate compared to 52.8% of Nalanda district. The male literacy rate is 73.62% and the female literacy rate is 49.75% in Dhurgaon village.

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

Dhurgaon Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,003 544 459
Literacy 62.44% 73.62% 49.75%
Scheduled Caste 1,454 807 647
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 2,907 1,255 1,652

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 23.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Dhurgaon village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Dhurgaon village out of total population, 2,879 were engaged in work activities. 30.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 69.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,879 workers engaged in Main Work, 257 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 370 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 875 681 194
Cultivators 257 222 35
Agriculture Labourer 370 316 54
Household Industries 33 20 13
Other Workers 215 123 92
Marginal Workers 2,004 772 1,232
Non Working 3,193 1,786 1,407

Nearby Villages to Dhurgaon,

Below are the list of villages near Dhurgaon village in Ekangarsarai.

Village Population
Pasanghi 1,146
Mai 1,851
Jahan Chak 604
Op 8,331
Rasulpur 1,876
Bhanu Bigha 742
Boriawan 1,211
Dhangawan 2,214
Chamehra 2,094
Korthu 929

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