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Deori Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Gondiya, Maharashtra - Census 2011

Deori is a Census Town city situated in Deori taluka of Gondiya district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,268 families residing in the Deori city. The total population of Deori is 14,579 out of which 7,394 are males and 7,185 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Deori is 972.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Deori city is 1452 which is 10% of the total population. There are 749 male children and 703 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Deori is 939 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (972).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Deori is 89.5%. Thus Deori has higher literacy rate compared to 85% of Gondiya district. The male literacy rate is 93.56% and the female literacy rate is 85.37% in Deori.

Deori Census Town has total administration over 3,268 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.

Deori Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,452 749 703
Literacy 89.5% 84.1% 77%
Scheduled Caste 2,565 1,292 1,273
Scheduled Tribe 2,934 1,478 1,456
Illiterate 2,828 1,177 1,651

Caste-wise Population - Deori

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 20.1% of total population in Deori.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,565 1,292 1,273
Schedule Tribe 2,934 1,478 1,456

Religion-wise Population - Deori

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Deori is 11,094 which is 76.1% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Deori is 1,155 which is 7.92% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Deori as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 11,094 (76.1%) 5,629 5,465
Muslim 1,155 (7.92%) 606 549
Christian 35 (0.24%) 13 22
Sikh 290 (1.99%) 144 146
Buddhist 1,793 (12.3%) 896 897
Jain 85 (0.58%) 43 42
Other Religion 54 (0.37%) 30 24
No Religion Specified 73 (0.5%) 33 40

Literacy Rate - Deori

The total literacy rate of Deori was 89.52% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 82.34% of Maharashtra. Population-wise, out of total 11,751 literates, males were 6,217 while females were 5,534. Also the male literacy rate was 93.56% and the female literacy rate was 85.37% in Deori.

  Deori Maharashtra
Female 85.37% 75.87%
Male 93.56% 88.38%
Total 89.52% 82.34%

Sex Ratio - Deori

The Sex Ratio of Deori is 972. Thus per every 1000 men there were 972 females in Deori. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 939 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 972 ) of Deori.

Child Population - Deori

According to Census 2011, there were 1,452 children between age 0 to 6 years in Deori. Out of which 749 were male while 703 were female.

Working Population - Deori

In Deori Census Town out of total population, 5,093 were engaged in work activities. 65.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 34.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 5,093 workers engaged in Main Work, 129 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 460 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,350 2,728 622
Cultivators 129 123 6
Agriculture Labourer 460 338 122
Household Industries 219 176 43
Other Workers 2,542 2,091 451
Marginal Workers 1,743 1,000 743
Non Working 9,486 3,666 5,820

Deori Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 14,579 80.6% 972

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