Dewood Population, Caste, Working Data Ratnagiri, Maharashtra - Census 2011
Dewood is a village situated in Ratnagiri taluka of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 426 families residing in the village Dewood. The total population of Dewood is 1,925 out of which 884 are males and 1,041 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dewood is 1,178.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dewood village is 189 which is 10% of the total population. There are 109 male children and 80 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dewood is 734 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,178) of Dewood village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dewood is 75.5%. Thus Dewood village has higher literacy rate compared to 74.3% of Ratnagiri district. The male literacy rate is 87.23% and the female literacy rate is 65.97% in Dewood village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Dewood village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Dewood Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Dewood village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 189 | 109 | 80 |
| Literacy | 75.46% | 87.23% | 65.97% |
| Scheduled Caste | 58 | 27 | 31 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 16 | 9 | 7 |
| Illiterate | 615 | 208 | 407 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.8% of total population in Dewood village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Dewood village out of total population, 1,112 were engaged in work activities. 45.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 54.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,112 workers engaged in Main Work, 158 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 206 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 505 | 362 | 143 |
| Cultivators | 158 | 120 | 38 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 206 | 115 | 91 |
| Household Industries | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Other Workers | 135 | 122 | 13 |
| Marginal Workers | 607 | 143 | 464 |
| Non Working | 813 | 379 | 434 |
Nearby Villages to Dewood,
Below are the list of villages near Dewood village in Ratnagiri.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Agarnaral | 1,324 |
| Chikhalwadi | 776 |
| Sakhar | 2,163 |
| Rai | 951 |
| Kasarweli | 1,500 |
| Bondye | 495 |
| Kalbadevi | 607 |
| Chave | 1,251 |
| Mayekarwadi | 401 |
| Chafe | 2,074 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Dewood, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra - Wikipedia