Dama Population, Caste, Working Data Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh - Census 2011
Dama is a village situated in Mehnagar tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 295 families residing in the village Dama. The total population of Dama is 2,397 out of which 1,206 are males and 1,191 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dama is 988.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dama village is 369 which is 15% of the total population. There are 193 male children and 176 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dama is 912 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (988) of Dama village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dama is 71.6%. Thus Dama village has higher literacy rate compared to 60.1% of Azamgarh district. The male literacy rate is 81.93% and the female literacy rate is 61.28% in Dama village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Dama village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Dama Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Dama village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 369 | 193 | 176 |
| Literacy | 71.6% | 81.93% | 61.28% |
| Scheduled Caste | 1,617 | 835 | 782 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 945 | 376 | 569 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 67.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Dama village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Dama village out of total population, 549 were engaged in work activities. 99.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 0.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 549 workers engaged in Main Work, 304 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 173 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 548 | 496 | 52 |
| Cultivators | 304 | 297 | 7 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 173 | 136 | 37 |
| Household Industries | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Other Workers | 67 | 61 | 6 |
| Marginal Workers | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Non Working | 1,848 | 709 | 1,139 |
Nearby Villages to Dama,
Below are the list of villages near Dama village in Mehnagar.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Thuthia | 1,561 |
| Ganjor | 4,176 |
| Saidpur | 573 |
| Dharnipur Ranipur | 4,859 |
| Pandaha | 2,150 |
| Katai | 2,134 |
| Laudah Emadpur | 4,066 |
| Basupur | 2,266 |
| Gaura | 4,873 |
| Mahadewa Para | 883 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Dama, Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh - Wikipedia