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Dewka Purla Population - Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh

Dewka Purla is a medium size village located in Nahan Tehsil of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh with total 86 families residing. The Dewka Purla village has population of 443 of which 216 are males while 227 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Dewka Purla village population of children with age 0-6 is 64 which makes up 14.45 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Dewka Purla village is 1051 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Dewka Purla as per census is 1065, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Dewka Purla village has higher literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Dewka Purla village was 83.64 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Dewka Purla Male literacy stands at 91.35 % while female literacy rate was 76.29 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Dewka Purla village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Dewka Purla village.

Dewka Purla Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 86 - -
Population 443 216 227
Child (0-6) 64 31 33
Schedule Caste 332 163 169
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 83.64 % 91.35 % 76.29 %
Total Workers 117 102 15
Main Worker 97 - -
Marginal Worker 20 20 0

Caste Factor

In Dewka Purla village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 74.94 % of total population in Dewka Purla village. The village Dewka Purla currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Dewka Purla village out of total population, 117 were engaged in work activities. 82.91 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17.09 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 117 workers engaged in Main Work, 10 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 35 were Agricultural labourer.