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Devgai Population - Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh

Devgai is a medium size village located in Sohagpur Tehsil of Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh with total 196 families residing. The Devgai village has population of 795 of which 400 are males while 395 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Devgai village population of children with age 0-6 is 115 which makes up 14.47 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Devgai village is 988 which is higher than Madhya Pradesh state average of 931. Child Sex Ratio for the Devgai as per census is 983, higher than Madhya Pradesh average of 918.

Devgai village has lower literacy rate compared to Madhya Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Devgai village was 61.18 % compared to 69.32 % of Madhya Pradesh. In Devgai Male literacy stands at 71.64 % while female literacy rate was 50.59 %.

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

Devgai Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 196 - -
Population 795 400 395
Child (0-6) 115 58 57
Schedule Caste 9 4 5
Schedule Tribe 451 228 223
Literacy 61.18 % 71.64 % 50.59 %
Total Workers 367 223 144
Main Worker 364 - -
Marginal Worker 3 2 1

Caste Factor

In Devgai village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 56.73 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 1.13 % of total population in Devgai village.

Work Profile

In Devgai village out of total population, 367 were engaged in work activities. 99.18 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 0.82 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 367 workers engaged in Main Work, 61 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 121 were Agricultural labourer.