Derhgaon

Derhgaon is a village among a block of villages of the Kashichak Block, Nawada District, in Bihar, India. The main villages of Nayadih, Derhgaon and Bishwanathpur together have been referred to as Derhgaon.DemographicsDerhgaon is small village located in Kashi Chak Block of Nawada district, Bihar with total 905 families residing. The Derhgaon village has population of 6140 of which 3245 are males while 2895 are females as per Population Census 2011.In Derhgaon village population of children with age 0-6 is 1063 which makes up 17.31% of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Derhgaon village is 892 which is lower than Bihar state average of 918. Child Sex Ratio for the Derhgaon as per census is 915, lower than Bihar average of 935.CasteSchedule Caste constitutes 19.46% while Schedule Tribe were 0.05% of total population in Derhgaon village.The predominant religion in the region is Hinduism, while in Nayadih, the Chaurasia community are among the largest in the community. Derhgaon comes under Khakhari panchayat, where large population belongs to Bhumihar community.GovernmentAs per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Derhgaon village is administrated by Mukhiya who is elected representative of village. Derhgaon comes under Warisaliganj legislative constituency of state of Bihar and It also comes under the Nawada Lok Sabha constituency.Habitation NameNayadihDerhgaonBishwanathpurDurgapurBenipurRaghunathpurSita ChakTarapurEconomyIn Derhgaon village out of total population, 2214 were engaged in work activities. 76.20% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 23.80% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2214 workers engaged in Main Work, 796 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 741 were Agricultural labourer.