Bed Population, Caste, Working Data Jamnagar, Gujarat - Census 2011
Bed is a village situated in Jamnagar taluka of Jamnagar district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,547 families residing in the village Bed. The total population of Bed is 8,229 out of which 4,222 are males and 4,007 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Bed is 949.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Bed village is 1163 which is 14% of the total population. There are 611 male children and 552 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bed is 903 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (949) of Bed village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Bed is 67.4%. Thus Bed village has higher literacy rate compared to 64.7% of Jamnagar district. The male literacy rate is 76.16% and the female literacy rate is 58.32% in Bed village.
As of Mar 2016, the Sarpanch of Bed village is . As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Bed village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Bed Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Bed village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 1,163 | 611 | 552 |
| Literacy | 67.44% | 76.16% | 58.32% |
| Scheduled Caste | 172 | 86 | 86 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 115 | 60 | 55 |
| Illiterate | 3,464 | 1,472 | 1,992 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 2.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.4% of total population in Bed village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Bed village out of total population, 2,954 were engaged in work activities. 74% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 26% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,954 workers engaged in Main Work, 590 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 206 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 2,185 | 2,012 | 173 |
| Cultivators | 590 | 519 | 71 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 206 | 180 | 26 |
| Household Industries | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 1,386 | 1,310 | 76 |
| Marginal Workers | 769 | 355 | 414 |
| Non Working | 5,275 | 1,855 | 3,420 |
Nearby Villages to Bed,
Below are the list of villages near Bed village in Jamnagar.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Vasai | 2,071 |
| Mungani | 3,163 |
| Naghedi | 3,758 |
| Gagva | 901 |
| Khimrana | 5,444 |
| Moti Khavdi | 5,928 |
| Shekhpat | 2,832 |
| Nani Khavdi | 2,178 |
| Moti Banugar | 3,836 |
| Sapar | 2,364 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Bed, Jamnagar, Gujarat - Wikipedia