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Desau Population - Dehradun, Uttarakhand

Desau is a medium size village located in Kalsi Tehsil of Dehradun district, Uttarakhand with total 33 families residing. The Desau village has population of 211 of which 108 are males while 103 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Desau village population of children with age 0-6 is 27 which makes up 12.80 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Desau village is 954 which is lower than Uttarakhand state average of 963. Child Sex Ratio for the Desau as per census is 800, lower than Uttarakhand average of 890.

Desau village has lower literacy rate compared to Uttarakhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Desau village was 66.85 % compared to 78.82 % of Uttarakhand. In Desau Male literacy stands at 76.34 % while female literacy rate was 57.14 %.

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

Desau Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 33 - -
Population 211 108 103
Child (0-6) 27 15 12
Schedule Caste 59 27 32
Schedule Tribe 152 81 71
Literacy 66.85 % 76.34 % 57.14 %
Total Workers 150 78 72
Main Worker 87 - -
Marginal Worker 63 30 33

Caste Factor

In Desau village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC) & Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 72.04 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 27.96 % of total population in Desau village.

Work Profile

In Desau village out of total population, 150 were engaged in work activities. 58.00 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 42.00 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 150 workers engaged in Main Work, 69 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 9 were Agricultural labourer.