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Dochhian Population - Puri, Orissa

Dochhian is a large village located in Gadisagada Block of Puri district, Orissa with total 673 families residing. The Dochhian village has population of 3343 of which 1686 are males while 1657 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Dochhian village population of children with age 0-6 is 440 which makes up 13.16 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Dochhian village is 983 which is higher than Orissa state average of 979. Child Sex Ratio for the Dochhian as per census is 982, higher than Orissa average of 941.

Dochhian village has higher literacy rate compared to Orissa. In 2011, literacy rate of Dochhian village was 83.74 % compared to 72.87 % of Orissa. In Dochhian Male literacy stands at 93.37 % while female literacy rate was 73.94 %.

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

Dochhian Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 673 - -
Population 3,343 1,686 1,657
Child (0-6) 440 222 218
Schedule Caste 34 16 18
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 83.74 % 93.37 % 73.94 %
Total Workers 920 883 37
Main Worker 592 - -
Marginal Worker 328 312 16

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.02 % of total population in Dochhian village. The village Dochhian currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Dochhian village out of total population, 920 were engaged in work activities. 64.35 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 35.65 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 920 workers engaged in Main Work, 402 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 40 were Agricultural labourer.