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Dehu Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Pune, Maharashtra - Census 2011

Dehu is a Census Town city situated in Haveli taluka of Pune district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,381 families residing in the Dehu city. The total population of Dehu is 6,133 out of which 3,178 are males and 2,955 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dehu is 930.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dehu city is 660 which is 11% of the total population. There are 361 male children and 299 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dehu is 828 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (930).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dehu is 88.6%. Thus Dehu has higher literacy rate compared to 86.2% of Pune district. The male literacy rate is 92.79% and the female literacy rate is 84.22% in Dehu.

Dehu Census Town has total administration over 1,381 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.

Dehu Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 660 361 299
Literacy 88.6% 82.3% 75.7%
Scheduled Caste 1,608 839 769
Scheduled Tribe 57 32 25
Illiterate 1,282 564 718

Caste-wise Population - Dehu

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 26.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.9% of total population in Dehu.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,608 839 769
Schedule Tribe 57 32 25

Religion-wise Population - Dehu

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Dehu is 4,910 which is 80.06% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Dehu is 496 which is 8.09% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Dehu as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 4,910 (80.06%) 2,560 2,350
Muslim 496 (8.09%) 257 239
Christian 63 (1.03%) 27 36
Sikh 31 (0.51%) 16 15
Buddhist 598 (9.75%) 299 299
Jain 28 (0.46%) 15 13
Other Religion 4 (0.07%) 2 2
No Religion Specified 3 (0.05%) 2 1

Literacy Rate - Dehu

The total literacy rate of Dehu was 88.64% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 82.34% of Maharashtra. Population-wise, out of total 4,851 literates, males were 2,614 while females were 2,237. Also the male literacy rate was 92.79% and the female literacy rate was 84.22% in Dehu.

  Dehu Maharashtra
Female 84.22% 75.87%
Male 92.79% 88.38%
Total 88.64% 82.34%

Sex Ratio - Dehu

The Sex Ratio of Dehu is 930. Thus per every 1000 men there were 930 females in Dehu. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 828 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 930 ) of Dehu.

Child Population - Dehu

According to Census 2011, there were 660 children between age 0 to 6 years in Dehu. Out of which 361 were male while 299 were female.

Working Population - Dehu

In Dehu Census Town out of total population, 2,412 were engaged in work activities. 87.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,412 workers engaged in Main Work, 101 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 36 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,112 1,684 428
Cultivators 101 80 21
Agriculture Labourer 36 16 20
Household Industries 88 53 35
Other Workers 1,887 1,535 352
Marginal Workers 300 130 170
Non Working 3,721 1,364 2,357

Dehu Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 6,133 79.1% 930

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