Dewapur Population, Caste, Working Data Gopalganj, Bihar - Census 2011

Dewapur is a village situated in Barauli block of Gopalganj district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 1,442 families residing in the village Dewapur. The total population of Dewapur is 8,858 out of which 4,573 are males and 4,285 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dewapur is 937.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Dewapur village is 1346 which is 15% of the total population. There are 717 male children and 629 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dewapur is 877 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (937) of Dewapur village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dewapur is 71.4%. Thus Dewapur village has a higher literacy rate compared to 54% of Gopalganj district. The male literacy rate is 80.24% and the female literacy rate is 61.98% in Dewapur village.

Population
8,858
Families
1,442
Literacy
71.35%
Sex Ratio
937

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

Dewapur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,346 717 629
Literacy 71.35% 80.24% 61.98%
Scheduled Caste 839 435 404
Scheduled Tribe 53 24 29
Illiterate 3,498 1,479 2,019

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.6% of total population in Dewapur village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Dewapur village out of total population, 2,162 were engaged in work activities. 93.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 6.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,162 workers engaged in Main Work, 790 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 753 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,019 1,952 67
Cultivators 790 770 20
Agriculture Labourer 753 732 21
Household Industries 5 5 0
Other Workers 471 445 26
Marginal Workers 143 135 8
Non Working 6,696 2,486 4,210

Map of Dewapur, Gopalganj, Bihar


Nearby Villages to Dewapur, Barauli

Below are the list of villages near Dewapur village in Barauli.

Village Population
Mirzapur 2,920
Mohiuddinpur Pakaria 463
Sonbarsa 3,166
Diara Tarwa 92
Salona 2,687
Dharwa 763
Barhea 5,081
Rupan Chhap 6,823
Haluar 3,879
Diara Rupan Chhap 89

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