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Dema Population - Palamu, Jharkhand

Dema is a large village located in Hariharganj Block of Palamu district, Jharkhand with total 408 families residing. The Dema village has population of 2404 of which 1247 are males while 1157 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Dema village population of children with age 0-6 is 437 which makes up 18.18 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Dema village is 928 which is lower than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Dema as per census is 968, higher than Jharkhand average of 948.

Dema village has higher literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Dema village was 67.21 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Dema Male literacy stands at 77.95 % while female literacy rate was 55.52 %.

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

Dema Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 408 - -
Population 2,404 1,247 1,157
Child (0-6) 437 222 215
Schedule Caste 586 309 277
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 67.21 % 77.95 % 55.52 %
Total Workers 599 587 12
Main Worker 477 - -
Marginal Worker 122 119 3

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 24.38 % of total population in Dema village. The village Dema currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Dema village out of total population, 599 were engaged in work activities. 79.63 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 20.37 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 599 workers engaged in Main Work, 158 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 248 were Agricultural labourer.