Dedka Population, Caste, Working Data Sabarkantha, Gujarat - Census 2011
Dedka is a village situated in Khedbrahma taluka of Sabarkantha district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 224 families residing in the village Dedka. The total population of Dedka is 1,481 out of which 757 are males and 724 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dedka is 956.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dedka village is 456 which is 31% of the total population. There are 230 male children and 226 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dedka is 983 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (956) of Dedka village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dedka is 29.1%. Thus Dedka village has lower literacy rate compared to 65% of Sabarkantha district. The male literacy rate is 34.16% and the female literacy rate is 23.69% in Dedka village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Dedka village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Dedka Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Dedka village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 456 | 230 | 226 |
| Literacy | 29.07% | 34.16% | 23.69% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 1,480 | 757 | 723 |
| Illiterate | 1,183 | 577 | 606 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 99.9% of total population in Dedka village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Dedka village out of total population, 646 were engaged in work activities. 46.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 53.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 646 workers engaged in Main Work, 281 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 12 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 302 | 297 | 5 |
| Cultivators | 281 | 279 | 2 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 12 | 9 | 3 |
| Other Workers | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| Marginal Workers | 344 | 33 | 311 |
| Non Working | 835 | 427 | 408 |
Nearby Villages to Dedka,
Below are the list of villages near Dedka village in Khedbrahma.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Dedka, Sabarkantha, Gujarat - Wikipedia