Degawan Population, Caste, Working Data Gaya, Bihar - Census 2011

Degawan is a village situated in Khizirsarai block of Gaya district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 460 families residing in the village Degawan. The total population of Degawan is 2,692 out of which 1,383 are males and 1,309 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Degawan is 946.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Degawan village is 454 which is 17% of the total population. There are 229 male children and 225 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Degawan is 983 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (946) of Degawan village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Degawan is 72.7%. Thus Degawan village has a higher literacy rate compared to 52.3% of Gaya district. The male literacy rate is 83.45% and the female literacy rate is 61.25% in Degawan village.

Population
2,692
Families
460
Literacy
72.7%
Sex Ratio
946

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

Degawan Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 454 229 225
Literacy 72.7% 83.45% 61.25%
Scheduled Caste 853 446 407
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,065 420 645

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 31.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Degawan village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Degawan village out of total population, 823 were engaged in work activities. 62.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 37.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 823 workers engaged in Main Work, 431 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 52 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 514 493 21
Cultivators 431 417 14
Agriculture Labourer 52 50 2
Other Workers 31 26 5
Marginal Workers 309 150 159
Non Working 1,869 740 1,129

Map of Degawan, Gaya, Bihar


Nearby Villages to Degawan, Khizirsarai

Below are the list of villages near Degawan village in Khizirsarai.

Village Population
Pachrukhi 2,752
Chiraili 2,429
Keni 2,140
Kutlupur 3,543
Khidar Saray 4,191
Bana 2,842
Saidpur 4,616
Mai 1,490
Hurma 3,534
Tetarpur 1,226

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