Deval Gam Population, Caste, Working Data Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir - Census 2011
Deval Gam is a village situated in Kokernag tehsil of Anantnag district in Jammu and Kashmir. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,983 families residing in the village Deval Gam. The total population of Deval Gam is 12,600 out of which 6,620 are males and 5,980 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Deval Gam is 903.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Deval Gam village is 2972 which is 24% of the total population. There are 1635 male children and 1337 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Deval Gam is 818 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (903) of Deval Gam village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Deval Gam is 60.8%. Thus Deval Gam village has higher literacy rate compared to 50.6% of Anantnag district. The male literacy rate is 69.41% and the female literacy rate is 51.63% in Deval Gam village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Deval Gam village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Deval Gam Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Deval Gam village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 2,972 | 1,635 | 1,337 |
| Literacy | 60.83% | 69.41% | 51.63% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 2,380 | 1,216 | 1,164 |
| Illiterate | 6,743 | 3,160 | 3,583 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 18.9% of total population in Deval Gam village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Deval Gam village out of total population, 4,078 were engaged in work activities. 36.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 63.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,078 workers engaged in Main Work, 101 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 340 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 1,481 | 1,347 | 134 |
| Cultivators | 101 | 89 | 12 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 340 | 326 | 14 |
| Household Industries | 81 | 77 | 4 |
| Other Workers | 959 | 855 | 104 |
| Marginal Workers | 2,597 | 1,260 | 1,337 |
| Non Working | 8,522 | 4,013 | 4,509 |
Nearby Villages to Deval Gam,
Below are the list of villages near Deval Gam village in Kokernag.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Niamat Pora | 1,927 |
| Addi Gam | 3,066 |
| Lar Noo | 4,066 |
| Bindoo Zalan Gam | 3,004 |
| Iqbal Pora | 3,341 |
| Takia Magam | 4,831 |
| Desu Now Bugh | 4,373 |
| Nala Sund Brari | 5,378 |
| Now Bugh | 3,081 |
| Cheri Tanzi | 1,051 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Deval Gam, Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir - Wikipedia