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Dhekalbadi Population - Jhabua, Madhya Pradesh

Dhekalbadi is a medium size village located in Jhabua Tehsil of Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh with total 344 families residing. The Dhekalbadi village has population of 1833 of which 920 are males while 913 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Dhekalbadi village population of children with age 0-6 is 391 which makes up 21.33 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Dhekalbadi village is 992 which is higher than Madhya Pradesh state average of 931. Child Sex Ratio for the Dhekalbadi as per census is 1005, higher than Madhya Pradesh average of 918.

Dhekalbadi village has lower literacy rate compared to Madhya Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Dhekalbadi village was 40.98 % compared to 69.32 % of Madhya Pradesh. In Dhekalbadi Male literacy stands at 50.90 % while female literacy rate was 30.96 %.

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

Dhekalbadi Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 344 - -
Population 1,833 920 913
Child (0-6) 391 195 196
Schedule Caste 57 28 29
Schedule Tribe 1,768 887 881
Literacy 40.98 % 50.90 % 30.96 %
Total Workers 947 456 491
Main Worker 653 - -
Marginal Worker 294 120 174

Caste Factor

In Dhekalbadi village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 96.45 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 3.11 % of total population in Dhekalbadi village.

Work Profile

In Dhekalbadi village out of total population, 947 were engaged in work activities. 68.95 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 31.05 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 947 workers engaged in Main Work, 587 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 11 were Agricultural labourer.