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Dhekorgorha Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Jorhat, Assam - Census 2011

Dhekorgorha is a Census Town city situated in Jorhat West circle of Jorhat district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,005 families residing in the Dhekorgorha city. The total population of Dhekorgorha is 4,708 out of which 2,373 are males and 2,335 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dhekorgorha is 984.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dhekorgorha city is 442 which is 9% of the total population. There are 215 male children and 227 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dhekorgorha is 1,056 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (984).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dhekorgorha is 94.3%. Thus Dhekorgorha has higher literacy rate compared to 82.1% of Jorhat district. The male literacy rate is 97.03% and the female literacy rate is 91.56% in Dhekorgorha.

Dhekorgorha Census Town has total administration over 1,005 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.

Dhekorgorha Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 442 215 227
Literacy 94.3% 88.2% 82.7%
Scheduled Caste 17 10 7
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 684 279 405

Caste-wise Population - Dhekorgorha

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Dhekorgorha.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 17 10 7
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Dhekorgorha

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Dhekorgorha is 4,681 which is 99.43% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Dhekorgorha is 4 which is 0.08% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Dhekorgorha as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 4,681 (99.43%) 2,361 2,320
Muslim 4 (0.08%) 2 2
Christian 3 (0.06%) 1 2
Sikh 1 (0.02%) 0 1
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 1 (0.02%) 1 0
Other Religion 1 (0.02%) 1 0
No Religion Specified 17 (0.36%) 7 10

Literacy Rate - Dhekorgorha

The total literacy rate of Dhekorgorha was 94.33% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 72.19% of Assam. Population-wise, out of total 4,024 literates, males were 2,094 while females were 1,930. Also the male literacy rate was 97.03% and the female literacy rate was 91.56% in Dhekorgorha.

  Dhekorgorha Assam
Female 91.56% 66.27%
Male 97.03% 77.85%
Total 94.33% 72.19%

Sex Ratio - Dhekorgorha

The Sex Ratio of Dhekorgorha is 984. Thus per every 1000 men there were 984 females in Dhekorgorha. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,056 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 984 ) of Dhekorgorha.

Child Population - Dhekorgorha

According to Census 2011, there were 442 children between age 0 to 6 years in Dhekorgorha. Out of which 215 were male while 227 were female.

Working Population - Dhekorgorha

In Dhekorgorha Census Town out of total population, 1,788 were engaged in work activities. 67.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 32.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,788 workers engaged in Main Work, 162 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 20 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,214 1,079 135
Cultivators 162 160 2
Agriculture Labourer 20 16 4
Household Industries 32 25 7
Other Workers 1,000 878 122
Marginal Workers 574 277 297
Non Working 2,920 1,017 1,903

Dhekorgorha Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 4,708 85.5% 984

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