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Deogiri Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Yavatmal, Maharashtra - Census 2011

Deogiri is a Census Town city situated in Darwha taluka of Yavatmal district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,815 families residing in the Deogiri city. The total population of Deogiri is 8,303 out of which 4,319 are males and 3,984 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Deogiri is 922.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Deogiri city is 783 which is 9% of the total population. There are 423 male children and 360 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Deogiri is 851 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (922).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Deogiri is 93.2%. Thus Deogiri has higher literacy rate compared to 82.8% of Yavatmal district. The male literacy rate is 95.64% and the female literacy rate is 90.59% in Deogiri.

Deogiri Census Town has total administration over 1,815 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.

Deogiri Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 783 423 360
Literacy 93.2% 86.3% 82.4%
Scheduled Caste 1,399 716 683
Scheduled Tribe 716 399 317
Illiterate 1,294 593 701

Caste-wise Population - Deogiri

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 8.6% of total population in Deogiri.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,399 716 683
Schedule Tribe 716 399 317

Religion-wise Population - Deogiri

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Deogiri is 7,064 which is 85.08% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Deogiri is 256 which is 3.08% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Deogiri as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 7,064 (85.08%) 3,672 3,392
Muslim 256 (3.08%) 144 112
Christian 21 (0.25%) 12 9
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 880 (10.6%) 446 434
Jain 82 (0.99%) 45 37
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 0 (0%) 0 0

Literacy Rate - Deogiri

The total literacy rate of Deogiri was 93.2% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 82.34% of Maharashtra. Population-wise, out of total 7,009 literates, males were 3,726 while females were 3,283. Also the male literacy rate was 95.64% and the female literacy rate was 90.59% in Deogiri.

  Deogiri Maharashtra
Female 90.59% 75.87%
Male 95.64% 88.38%
Total 93.2% 82.34%

Sex Ratio - Deogiri

The Sex Ratio of Deogiri is 922. Thus per every 1000 men there were 922 females in Deogiri. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 851 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 922 ) of Deogiri.

Child Population - Deogiri

According to Census 2011, there were 783 children between age 0 to 6 years in Deogiri. Out of which 423 were male while 360 were female.

Working Population - Deogiri

In Deogiri Census Town out of total population, 2,562 were engaged in work activities. 96.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 3.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,562 workers engaged in Main Work, 156 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 602 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,466 1,938 528
Cultivators 156 139 17
Agriculture Labourer 602 406 196
Household Industries 42 29 13
Other Workers 1,666 1,364 302
Marginal Workers 96 63 33
Non Working 5,741 2,318 3,423

Deogiri Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 8,303 84.4% 922

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