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Derma Population - Godda, Jharkhand

Derma is a medium size village located in Bashant Rai* Block of Godda district, Jharkhand with total 254 families residing. The Derma village has population of 1367 of which 697 are males while 670 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Derma village population of children with age 0-6 is 263 which makes up 19.24 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Derma village is 961 which is higher than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Derma as per census is 826, lower than Jharkhand average of 948.

Derma village has lower literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Derma village was 62.86 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Derma Male literacy stands at 73.78 % while female literacy rate was 51.91 %.

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

Derma Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 254 - -
Population 1,367 697 670
Child (0-6) 263 144 119
Schedule Caste 371 192 179
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 62.86 % 73.78 % 51.91 %
Total Workers 606 336 270
Main Worker 191 - -
Marginal Worker 415 157 258

Caste Factor

Derma village of Godda has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 27.14 % of total population in Derma village. The village Derma currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Derma village out of total population, 606 were engaged in work activities. 31.52 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 68.48 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 606 workers engaged in Main Work, 96 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 26 were Agricultural labourer.