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Onkara Population - Dewas, Madhya Pradesh

Onkara is a medium size village located in Khategaon Tehsil of Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh with total 236 families residing. The Onkara village has population of 1453 of which 765 are males while 688 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Onkara village population of children with age 0-6 is 266 which makes up 18.31 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Onkara village is 899 which is lower than Madhya Pradesh state average of 931. Child Sex Ratio for the Onkara as per census is 750, lower than Madhya Pradesh average of 918.

Onkara village has lower literacy rate compared to Madhya Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Onkara village was 51.73 % compared to 69.32 % of Madhya Pradesh. In Onkara Male literacy stands at 64.76 % while female literacy rate was 37.80 %.

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

Onkara Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 236 - -
Population 1,453 765 688
Child (0-6) 266 152 114
Schedule Caste 90 52 38
Schedule Tribe 898 471 427
Literacy 51.73 % 64.76 % 37.80 %
Total Workers 887 465 422
Main Worker 451 - -
Marginal Worker 436 77 359

Caste Factor

In Onkara village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 61.80 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 6.19 % of total population in Onkara village.

Work Profile

In Onkara village out of total population, 887 were engaged in work activities. 50.85 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 49.15 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 887 workers engaged in Main Work, 164 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 258 were Agricultural labourer.