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Dewni Population - Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh

Dewni is a medium size village located in Nahan Tehsil of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh with total 327 families residing. The Dewni village has population of 1681 of which 863 are males while 818 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Dewni village population of children with age 0-6 is 245 which makes up 14.57 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Dewni village is 948 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Dewni as per census is 976, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Dewni village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Dewni village was 74.93 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Dewni Male literacy stands at 85.12 % while female literacy rate was 64.13 %.

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

Dewni Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 327 - -
Population 1,681 863 818
Child (0-6) 245 124 121
Schedule Caste 250 128 122
Schedule Tribe 221 114 107
Literacy 74.93 % 85.12 % 64.13 %
Total Workers 650 484 166
Main Worker 388 - -
Marginal Worker 262 129 133

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.87 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 13.15 % of total population in Dewni village.

Work Profile

In Dewni village out of total population, 650 were engaged in work activities. 59.69 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 40.31 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 650 workers engaged in Main Work, 79 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3 were Agricultural labourer.