Devgad Population, Caste, Working Data Sindhudurg, Maharashtra - Census 2011
Devgad is a village situated in Devgad taluka of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 527 families residing in the village Devgad. The total population of Devgad is 2,417 out of which 1,290 are males and 1,127 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Devgad is 874.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Devgad village is 201 which is 8% of the total population. There are 103 male children and 98 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Devgad is 951 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (874) of Devgad village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Devgad is 91.5%. Thus Devgad village has higher literacy rate compared to 78.4% of Sindhudurg district. The male literacy rate is 94.1% and the female literacy rate is 88.44% in Devgad village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Devgad village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Devgad Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Devgad village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 201 | 103 | 98 |
| Literacy | 91.47% | 94.1% | 88.44% |
| Scheduled Caste | 298 | 135 | 163 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 59 | 28 | 31 |
| Illiterate | 390 | 173 | 217 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.4% of total population in Devgad village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Devgad village out of total population, 882 were engaged in work activities. 62.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 37.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 882 workers engaged in Main Work, 34 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 50 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 549 | 463 | 86 |
| Cultivators | 34 | 25 | 9 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 50 | 37 | 13 |
| Household Industries | 41 | 37 | 4 |
| Other Workers | 424 | 364 | 60 |
| Marginal Workers | 333 | 221 | 112 |
| Non Working | 1,535 | 606 | 929 |
Nearby Villages to Devgad,
Below are the list of villages near Devgad village in Devgad.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Devgad, Sindhudurg, Maharashtra - Wikipedia