Devda Population, Caste, Working Data Porbandar, Gujarat - Census 2011
Devda is a village situated in Kutiyana taluka of Porbandar district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 773 families residing in the village Devda. The total population of Devda is 3,821 out of which 1,980 are males and 1,841 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Devda is 930.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Devda village is 484 which is 13% of the total population. There are 254 male children and 230 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Devda is 906 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (930) of Devda village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Devda is 74%. Thus Devda village has higher literacy rate compared to 67.2% of Porbandar district. The male literacy rate is 84.01% and the female literacy rate is 63.25% in Devda village.
As of Mar 2016, the Sarpanch of Devda village is . As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Devda village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Devda Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Devda village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 484 | 254 | 230 |
| Literacy | 73.99% | 84.01% | 63.25% |
| Scheduled Caste | 340 | 177 | 163 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Illiterate | 1,352 | 530 | 822 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Devda village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Devda village out of total population, 1,585 were engaged in work activities. 99.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 0.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,585 workers engaged in Main Work, 382 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,005 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 1,574 | 1,057 | 517 |
| Cultivators | 382 | 295 | 87 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 1,005 | 614 | 391 |
| Household Industries | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 181 | 142 | 39 |
| Marginal Workers | 11 | 5 | 6 |
| Non Working | 2,236 | 918 | 1,318 |
Nearby Villages to Devda,
Below are the list of villages near Devda village in Kutiyana.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Ramnagar | 1,564 |
| Khageshri | 6,186 |
| Dhruvala | 1,116 |
| Ishvariya | 3,107 |
| Amar | 2,122 |
| Bavlavadar | 1,373 |
| Mahobatpara | 2,110 |
| Hamadpara | 1,502 |
| Helabeli | 847 |
| Sindhpur | 1,537 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Devda, Porbandar, Gujarat - Wikipedia