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Dedrakaju Population - Kandhamal, Orissa

Dedrakaju is a small village located in Kotagarh Block of Kandhamal district, Orissa with total 25 families residing. The Dedrakaju village has population of 115 of which 53 are males while 62 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Dedrakaju village population of children with age 0-6 is 30 which makes up 26.09 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Dedrakaju village is 1170 which is higher than Orissa state average of 979. Child Sex Ratio for the Dedrakaju as per census is 579, lower than Orissa average of 941.

Dedrakaju village has lower literacy rate compared to Orissa. In 2011, literacy rate of Dedrakaju village was 38.82 % compared to 72.87 % of Orissa. In Dedrakaju Male literacy stands at 73.53 % while female literacy rate was 15.69 %.

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

Dedrakaju Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 25 - -
Population 115 53 62
Child (0-6) 30 19 11
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 115 53 62
Literacy 38.82 % 73.53 % 15.69 %
Total Workers 59 25 34
Main Worker 25 - -
Marginal Worker 34 3 31

Caste Factor

In Dedrakaju village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 100.00 % of total population in Dedrakaju village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Dedrakaju village of Kandhamal.

Work Profile

In Dedrakaju village out of total population, 59 were engaged in work activities. 42.37 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 57.63 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 59 workers engaged in Main Work, 0 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 25 were Agricultural labourer.