Dhekpur is a village in the Bhopal district of Madhya Pradesh, India.[1] It is located in the Berasia tehsil, on the banks of Baanh river.
Dhekpur | |
|---|---|
village | |
  Dhekpur  Dhekpur | |
| Coordinates: 23°40′49″N 77°26′16″E / 23.680214°N 77.437912°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Bhopal |
| Tehsil | Berasia |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,085 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | MP-IN |
| Census code | 482208 |
Demographics
editAccording to the 2011 census of India, Dhekpur has 233 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 63.32%.[2]
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1085 | 579 | 506 |
| Children aged below 6 years | 188 | 91 | 97 |
| Scheduled caste | 552 | 285 | 267 |
| Scheduled tribe | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Literates | 568 | 366 | 202 |
| Workers (all) | 536 | 283 | 253 |
| Main workers (total) | 103 | 87 | 16 |
| Main workers: Cultivators | 60 | 54 | 6 |
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 37 | 32 | 5 |
| Main workers: Household industry workers | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Main workers: Other | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Marginal workers (total) | 433 | 196 | 237 |
| Marginal workers: Cultivators | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 322 | 168 | 154 |
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 92 | 18 | 74 |
| Marginal workers: Others | 15 | 7 | 8 |
| Non-workers | 549 | 296 | 253 |
References
edit- ^ Lok Seva Kendra, Berasia
- ^ a b "District Census Handbook - Bhopal" (PDF). 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Madhya Pradesh. Retrieved 20 July 2015.