Devkara Population, Caste, Working Data Latur, Maharashtra - Census 2011
Devkara is a village situated in Ahmadpur taluka of Latur district in Maharashtra. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 306 families residing in the village Devkara. The total population of Devkara is 1,753 out of which 922 are males and 831 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Devkara is 901.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Devkara village is 243 which is 14% of the total population. There are 141 male children and 102 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Devkara is 723 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (901) of Devkara village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Devkara is 74.6%. Thus Devkara village has higher literacy rate compared to 67.3% of Latur district. The male literacy rate is 82.59% and the female literacy rate is 66.12% in Devkara village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Devkara village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Devkara Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Devkara village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 243 | 141 | 102 |
| Literacy | 74.64% | 82.59% | 66.12% |
| Scheduled Caste | 229 | 114 | 115 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 626 | 277 | 349 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Devkara village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Devkara village out of total population, 790 were engaged in work activities. 94.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 790 workers engaged in Main Work, 294 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 301 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 744 | 456 | 288 |
| Cultivators | 294 | 196 | 98 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 301 | 123 | 178 |
| Household Industries | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 147 | 135 | 12 |
| Marginal Workers | 46 | 9 | 37 |
| Non Working | 963 | 457 | 506 |
Nearby Villages to Devkara,
Below are the list of villages near Devkara village in Ahmadpur.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Hingangaon | 838 |
| Molwan | 853 |
| Kolwadi | 1,096 |
| Gudalewadi | 1,185 |
| Yeldarwadi | 1,006 |
| Narwatwadi | 674 |
| Andhori. | 4,546 |
| Chikhali | 3,538 |
| Kingaon | 11,286 |
| Dagadwadi | 874 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Devkara, Latur, Maharashtra - Wikipedia