Devgaon Population, Caste, Working Data Thane, Maharashtra - Census 2011
Devgaon is a village situated in Dahanu taluka of Thane district in Maharashtra. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 285 families residing in the village Devgaon. The total population of Devgaon is 1,547 out of which 743 are males and 804 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Devgaon is 1,082.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Devgaon village is 294 which is 19% of the total population. There are 133 male children and 161 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Devgaon is 1,211 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,082) of Devgaon village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Devgaon is 33%. Thus Devgaon village has lower literacy rate compared to 74.4% of Thane district. The male literacy rate is 40.82% and the female literacy rate is 25.51% in Devgaon village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Devgaon village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Devgaon Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Devgaon village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 294 | 133 | 161 |
| Literacy | 32.96% | 40.82% | 25.51% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 1,526 | 731 | 795 |
| Illiterate | 1,134 | 494 | 640 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 98.6% of total population in Devgaon village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Devgaon village out of total population, 581 were engaged in work activities. 94.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 581 workers engaged in Main Work, 83 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 219 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 548 | 369 | 179 |
| Cultivators | 83 | 46 | 37 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 219 | 141 | 78 |
| Household Industries | 21 | 9 | 12 |
| Other Workers | 225 | 173 | 52 |
| Marginal Workers | 33 | 14 | 19 |
| Non Working | 966 | 360 | 606 |
Nearby Villages to Devgaon,
Below are the list of villages near Devgaon village in Dahanu.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Devgaon, Thane, Maharashtra - Wikipedia