Devapur Population, Caste, Working Data Bijapur, Karnataka - Census 2011
Devapur is a village situated in Bijapur taluka of Bijapur district in Karnataka. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 287 families residing in the village Devapur. The total population of Devapur is 1,424 out of which 742 are males and 682 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Devapur is 919.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Devapur village is 195 which is 14% of the total population. There are 104 male children and 91 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Devapur is 875 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (919) of Devapur village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Devapur is 60%. Thus Devapur village has higher literacy rate compared to 57.3% of Bijapur district. The male literacy rate is 71.63% and the female literacy rate is 47.38% in Devapur village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Devapur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Devapur Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Devapur village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 195 | 104 | 91 |
| Literacy | 59.97% | 71.63% | 47.38% |
| Scheduled Caste | 150 | 86 | 64 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 11 | 6 | 5 |
| Illiterate | 687 | 285 | 402 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.8% of total population in Devapur village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Devapur village out of total population, 687 were engaged in work activities. 90.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 687 workers engaged in Main Work, 322 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 224 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 620 | 391 | 229 |
| Cultivators | 322 | 230 | 92 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 224 | 109 | 115 |
| Household Industries | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Other Workers | 70 | 52 | 18 |
| Marginal Workers | 67 | 7 | 60 |
| Non Working | 737 | 344 | 393 |
Nearby Villages to Devapur,
Below are the list of villages near Devapur village in Bijapur.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Devara-Gennur | 2,839 |
| Kodabagi | 933 |
| Sutagundi | 1,827 |
| Tajapur | 458 |
| Hosur | 3,598 |
| Lingadalli | 832 |
| Jambagi | 1,181 |
| Jainapur | 4,310 |
| Chikka-Galagali | 1,585 |
| Mangalur | 1,175 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Devapur, Bijapur, Karnataka - Wikipedia