Desna Population, Caste, Working Data Nalanda, Bihar - Census 2011

Desna is a village situated in Asthawan block of Nalanda district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 517 families residing in the village Desna. The total population of Desna is 3,176 out of which 1,651 are males and 1,525 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Desna is 924.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Desna village is 699 which is 22% of the total population. There are 362 male children and 337 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Desna is 931 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (924) of Desna village.

Population
3,176
Families
517
Literacy
63.46%
Sex Ratio
924

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Desna is 63.5%. Thus Desna village has higher literacy rate compared to 52.8% of Nalanda district. The male literacy rate is 70.29% and the female literacy rate is 56.06% in Desna village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Desna village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Desna Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Desna village.

Total Male Female
Children 699 362 337
Literacy 63.46% 70.29% 56.06%
Scheduled Caste 1,386 742 644
Scheduled Tribe 2 0 2
Illiterate 1,604 745 859

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 43.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Desna village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Desna village out of total population, 804 were engaged in work activities. 96.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 3.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 804 workers engaged in Main Work, 68 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 609 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 778 678 100
Cultivators 68 61 7
Agriculture Labourer 609 536 73
Household Industries 7 5 2
Other Workers 94 76 18
Marginal Workers 26 22 4
Non Working 2,372 951 1,421

Nearby Villages to Desna,

Below are the list of villages near Desna village in Asthawan.

Village Population
Bhikhani Bigha 1,010
Andi 3,596
Asthawan 14,061
Amanwan 3,594
Nezampur 1,343
Manpur Amanwan 1,153
Malti 7,015
Nerut 4,232
Pachetan 1,921
Khaje Ahmadpur 88

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