Degam Population, Caste, Working Data Surendranagar, Gujarat - Census 2011

Degam is a village situated in Dasada taluka of Surendranagar district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 422 families residing in the village Degam. The total population of Degam is 2,048 out of which 1,057 are males and 991 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Degam is 938.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Degam village is 289 which is 14% of the total population. There are 157 male children and 132 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Degam is 841 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (938) of Degam village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Degam is 78.7%. Thus Degam village has a higher literacy rate compared to 62.3% of Surendranagar district. The male literacy rate is 86.33% and the female literacy rate is 70.78% in Degam village.

Population
2,048
Families
422
Literacy
78.74%
Sex Ratio
938

As of Mar 2016, the Sarpanch of Degam village is . As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Degam village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Degam Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Degam village.

Total Male Female
Children 289 157 132
Literacy 78.74% 86.33% 70.78%
Scheduled Caste 103 46 57
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 663 280 383

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Degam village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Degam village out of total population, 698 were engaged in work activities. 88.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 698 workers engaged in Main Work, 179 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 251 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 616 540 76
Cultivators 179 168 11
Agriculture Labourer 251 220 31
Household Industries 20 15 5
Other Workers 166 137 29
Marginal Workers 82 34 48
Non Working 1,350 483 867

Map of Degam, Surendranagar, Gujarat


Nearby Villages to Degam, Dasada

Below are the list of villages near Degam village in Dasada.

Village Population
Bamanva 1,951
Bajana 5,891
Haripura 610
Savlas 2,186
Hathipura 375
Nava Sadla 1,415
Vaghada 1,399
Surajpura 838
Amnagar 359
Jarvala 1,667

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