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Deka Population - Banaskantha, Gujarat

Deka is a medium size village located in Deesa Taluka of Banaskantha district, Gujarat with total 209 families residing. The Deka village has population of 1264 of which 661 are males while 603 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Deka village population of children with age 0-6 is 291 which makes up 23.02 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Deka village is 912 which is lower than Gujarat state average of 919. Child Sex Ratio for the Deka as per census is 993, higher than Gujarat average of 890.

Deka village has lower literacy rate compared to Gujarat. In 2011, literacy rate of Deka village was 45.32 % compared to 78.03 % of Gujarat. In Deka Male literacy stands at 63.69 % while female literacy rate was 24.67 %.

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

Deka Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 209 - -
Population 1,264 661 603
Child (0-6) 291 146 145
Schedule Caste 52 27 25
Schedule Tribe 1 0 1
Literacy 45.32 % 63.69 % 24.67 %
Total Workers 578 337 241
Main Worker 576 - -
Marginal Worker 2 0 2

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 4.11 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.08 % of total population in Deka village.

Work Profile

In Deka village out of total population, 578 were engaged in work activities. 99.65 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 0.35 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 578 workers engaged in Main Work, 325 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 7 were Agricultural labourer.