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Dhekani Population - Gadchiroli, Maharashtra

Dhekani is a small village located in Chamorshi Taluka of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra with total 35 families residing. The Dhekani village has population of 142 of which 55 are males while 87 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Dhekani village population of children with age 0-6 is 18 which makes up 12.68 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Dhekani village is 1582 which is higher than Maharashtra state average of 929. Child Sex Ratio for the Dhekani as per census is 1000, higher than Maharashtra average of 894.

Dhekani village has lower literacy rate compared to Maharashtra. In 2011, literacy rate of Dhekani village was 63.71 % compared to 82.34 % of Maharashtra. In Dhekani Male literacy stands at 69.57 % while female literacy rate was 60.26 %.

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

Dhekani Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 35 - -
Population 142 55 87
Child (0-6) 18 9 9
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 133 51 82
Literacy 63.71 % 69.57 % 60.26 %
Total Workers 101 41 60
Main Worker 99 - -
Marginal Worker 2 1 1

Caste Factor

In Dhekani village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 93.66 % of total population in Dhekani village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Dhekani village of Gadchiroli.

Work Profile

In Dhekani village out of total population, 101 were engaged in work activities. 98.02 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 1.98 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 101 workers engaged in Main Work, 82 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 17 were Agricultural labourer.