Derwa Population, Caste, Working Data Gopalganj, Bihar - Census 2011

Derwa is a village situated in Kuchaikote block of Gopalganj district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 337 families residing in the village Derwa. The total population of Derwa is 2,028 out of which 975 are males and 1,053 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Derwa is 1,080.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Derwa village is 345 which is 17% of the total population. There are 173 male children and 172 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Derwa is 994 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,080) of Derwa village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Derwa is 56.5%. Thus Derwa village has a higher literacy rate compared to 54% of Gopalganj district. The male literacy rate is 67.96% and the female literacy rate is 46.08% in Derwa village.

Population
2,028
Families
337
Literacy
56.51%
Sex Ratio
1,080

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

Derwa Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 345 173 172
Literacy 56.51% 67.96% 46.08%
Scheduled Caste 353 173 180
Scheduled Tribe 21 9 12
Illiterate 1,077 430 647

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1% of total population in Derwa village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Derwa village out of total population, 503 were engaged in work activities. 53.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 46.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 503 workers engaged in Main Work, 117 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 126 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 271 184 87
Cultivators 117 88 29
Agriculture Labourer 126 72 54
Household Industries 1 0 1
Other Workers 27 24 3
Marginal Workers 232 210 22
Non Working 1,525 581 944

Map of Derwa, Gopalganj, Bihar


Nearby Villages to Derwa, Kuchaikote

Below are the list of villages near Derwa village in Kuchaikote.

Village Population
Chauhan Patti 608
Saunhi Jagdish 1,879
Saunhi Birt 338
Baijalha 1,272
Sonikpur 1,085
Nirjalaha 545
Jogipur 864
Gopalpur 1,713
Paharpur 1,066
Mathia Hata 2,674

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