Deokhand Population, Caste, Working Data Katihar, Bihar - Census 2011
Deokhand is a village situated in Dandkhora block of Katihar district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 161 families residing in the village Deokhand. The total population of Deokhand is 869 out of which 454 are males and 415 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Deokhand is 914.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Deokhand village is 184 which is 21% of the total population. There are 99 male children and 85 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Deokhand is 859 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (914) of Deokhand village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Deokhand is 57.2%. Thus Deokhand village has higher literacy rate compared to 41.7% of Katihar district. The male literacy rate is 63.38% and the female literacy rate is 50.61% in Deokhand village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Deokhand village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Deokhand Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Deokhand village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 184 | 99 | 85 |
| Literacy | 57.23% | 63.38% | 50.61% |
| Scheduled Caste | 56 | 28 | 28 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 148 | 83 | 65 |
| Illiterate | 477 | 229 | 248 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 17% of total population in Deokhand village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Deokhand village out of total population, 299 were engaged in work activities. 72.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 27.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 299 workers engaged in Main Work, 108 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 102 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 216 | 179 | 37 |
| Cultivators | 108 | 108 | 0 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 102 | 66 | 36 |
| Other Workers | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Marginal Workers | 83 | 49 | 34 |
| Non Working | 570 | 226 | 344 |
Nearby Villages to Deokhand,
Below are the list of villages near Deokhand village in Dandkhora.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Borni Gorgawan | 2,831 |
| Tikaili | 1,952 |
| Nima | 370 |
| Rampura | 862 |
| Shankarpura | 385 |
| Bilaripari | 361 |
| Ratanpura | 520 |
| Jabra | 1,267 |
| Shankarpur | 383 |
| Paharpur | 1,631 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Deokhand, Katihar, Bihar - Wikipedia