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Dera Population - Jodhpur, Rajasthan

Dera is a medium size village located in Shergarh Tehsil of Jodhpur district, Rajasthan with total 161 families residing. The Dera village has population of 979 of which 495 are males while 484 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Dera village population of children with age 0-6 is 187 which makes up 19.10 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Dera village is 978 which is higher than Rajasthan state average of 928. Child Sex Ratio for the Dera as per census is 1125, higher than Rajasthan average of 888.

Dera village has lower literacy rate compared to Rajasthan. In 2011, literacy rate of Dera village was 65.53 % compared to 66.11 % of Rajasthan. In Dera Male literacy stands at 84.52 % while female literacy rate was 45.45 %.

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

Dera Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 161 - -
Population 979 495 484
Child (0-6) 187 88 99
Schedule Caste 144 76 68
Schedule Tribe 6 2 4
Literacy 65.53 % 84.52 % 45.45 %
Total Workers 276 216 60
Main Worker 143 - -
Marginal Worker 133 79 54

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.71 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.61 % of total population in Dera village.

Work Profile

In Dera village out of total population, 276 were engaged in work activities. 51.81 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 48.19 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 276 workers engaged in Main Work, 7 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3 were Agricultural labourer.