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Degawan Population - Gaya, Bihar

Degawan is a large village located in Khizirsarai Block of Gaya district, Bihar with total 460 families residing. The Degawan village has population of 2692 of which 1383 are males while 1309 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Degawan village population of children with age 0-6 is 454 which makes up 16.86 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Degawan village is 946 which is higher than Bihar state average of 918. Child Sex Ratio for the Degawan as per census is 983, higher than Bihar average of 935.

Degawan village has higher literacy rate compared to Bihar. In 2011, literacy rate of Degawan village was 72.70 % compared to 61.80 % of Bihar. In Degawan Male literacy stands at 83.45 % while female literacy rate was 61.25 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Degawan 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 Degawan village.

Degawan Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 460 - -
Population 2,692 1,383 1,309
Child (0-6) 454 229 225
Schedule Caste 853 446 407
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 72.70 % 83.45 % 61.25 %
Total Workers 823 643 180
Main Worker 514 - -
Marginal Worker 309 150 159

Caste Factor

Degawan village of Gaya has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 31.69 % of total population in Degawan village. The village Degawan currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Degawan village out of total population, 823 were engaged in work activities. 62.45 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 37.55 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 823 workers engaged in Main Work, 431 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 52 were Agricultural labourer.