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Deara Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal - Census 2011

Deara is a Census Town city situated in Barasat - II block of North Twenty Four Parganas district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,464 families residing in the Deara city. The total population of Deara is 11,994 out of which 6,018 are males and 5,976 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Deara is 993.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Deara city is 1716 which is 14% of the total population. There are 850 male children and 866 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Deara is 1,019 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (993).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Deara is 70.8%. Thus Deara has lower literacy rate compared to 84.1% of North Twenty Four Parganas district. The male literacy rate is 73.94% and the female literacy rate is 67.57% in Deara.

Deara Census Town has total administration over 2,464 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Deara Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Deara Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 1,716 850 866
Literacy 70.8% 63.5% 57.8%
Scheduled Caste 624 322 302
Scheduled Tribe 9 7 2
Illiterate 4,720 2,197 2,523

Caste-wise Population - Deara

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Deara.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 624 322 302
Schedule Tribe 9 7 2

Religion-wise Population - Deara

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Deara is 2,666 which is 22.23% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Deara is 9,281 which is 77.38% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Deara as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 2,666 (22.23%) 1,341 1,325
Muslim 9,281 (77.38%) 4,660 4,621
Christian 22 (0.18%) 10 12
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 1 (0.01%) 0 1
Other Religion 4 (0.03%) 1 3
No Religion Specified 20 (0.17%) 6 14

Literacy Rate - Deara

The total literacy rate of Deara was 70.77% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 76.26% of West Bengal. Population-wise, out of total 7,274 literates, males were 3,821 while females were 3,453. Also the male literacy rate was 73.94% and the female literacy rate was 67.57% in Deara.

  Deara West Bengal
Female 67.57% 70.54%
Male 73.94% 81.69%
Total 70.77% 76.26%

Sex Ratio - Deara

The Sex Ratio of Deara is 993. Thus per every 1000 men there were 993 females in Deara. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,019 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 993 ) of Deara.

Child Population - Deara

According to Census 2011, there were 1,716 children between age 0 to 6 years in Deara. Out of which 850 were male while 866 were female.

Working Population - Deara

In Deara Census Town out of total population, 4,236 were engaged in work activities. 78.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 21.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,236 workers engaged in Main Work, 119 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 140 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,319 2,889 430
Cultivators 119 115 4
Agriculture Labourer 140 116 24
Household Industries 248 189 59
Other Workers 2,812 2,469 343
Marginal Workers 917 578 339
Non Working 7,758 2,551 5,207

Deara Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Deara is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 11,994 60.6% 993

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