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Degam Population - Surendranagar, Gujarat

Degam is a large village located in Dasada Taluka of Surendranagar district, Gujarat with total 422 families residing. The Degam village has population of 2048 of which 1057 are males while 991 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Degam village population of children with age 0-6 is 289 which makes up 14.11 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Degam village is 938 which is higher than Gujarat state average of 919. Child Sex Ratio for the Degam as per census is 841, lower than Gujarat average of 890.

Degam village has higher literacy rate compared to Gujarat. In 2011, literacy rate of Degam village was 78.74 % compared to 78.03 % of Gujarat. In Degam Male literacy stands at 86.33 % while female literacy rate was 70.78 %.

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

Degam Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 422 - -
Population 2,048 1,057 991
Child (0-6) 289 157 132
Schedule Caste 103 46 57
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 78.74 % 86.33 % 70.78 %
Total Workers 698 574 124
Main Worker 616 - -
Marginal Worker 82 34 48

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.03 % of total population in Degam village. The village Degam currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Degam village out of total population, 698 were engaged in work activities. 88.25 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.75 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 698 workers engaged in Main Work, 179 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 251 were Agricultural labourer.