Deenshah Gaura
Deenshah Gaura is a community development block in Dalmau tehsil of Raebareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[1] It consists of 71 rural villages, with a total population of 104,149 people.[1] The headquarters are located in the village of Gaura Hardo.[1]
Demographics[edit]
As of 2011, Deenshah Gaura CD block has a population of 104,149 people, in 19,192 households.[1] This population includes 53,811 males and 50,338 females.[1] The corresponding sex ratio of 935 females to every 1000 males is lower than the district rural average of 945.[1] About 13.7% of the block's population is in the 0-6 age group as of 2011.[1] The sex ratio of this group is 912, which is lower than the rural average of 928 for Raebareli district.[1] Members of Scheduled Castes make up 30.16% of the block's population, and members of Scheduled Tribes make up 0.04%.[1] The literacy rate of Deenshah Gaura block is 68.39% (counting only people age 7 and up); literacy is higher among men and boys (79.03%) than among women and girls (57.07%).[1] Among Scheduled Castes, the literacy rate is 55.81% — 66.43% among men and boys, and 44.83% among women and girls.[1]
In terms of employment, 17.04% of Deenshah Gaura block residents were classified as main workers (i.e. people employed for at least 6 months per year) in 2011.[1] Marginal workers (i.e. people employed for less than 6 months per year) made up 18.73%, and the remaining 64.22% were non-workers.[1] Employment status varied significantly according to gender, with 49.45% of men being either main or marginal workers, compared to only 21.15% of women.[1]
Agriculture is the predominant source of employment in Deenshah Gaura block: 28.65% of the block's workers were cultivators who owned or leased their own land as of 2011, and a further 48.23% were agricultural labourers who worked someone else's land for wages.[1] Another 4.23% were counted as household industry workers, and the remaining 18.89% were other workers.[1]
Villages[edit]
Deenshah Gaura CD block has the following 71 villages:[1]