Bhalej Population, Caste, Working Data Anand, Gujarat - Census 2011
Bhalej is a village situated in Umreth taluka of Anand district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,935 families residing in the village Bhalej. The total population of Bhalej is 16,266 out of which 8,410 are males and 7,856 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Bhalej is 934.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Bhalej village is 1959 which is 12% of the total population. There are 1016 male children and 943 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bhalej is 928 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (934) of Bhalej village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Bhalej is 90.3%. Thus Bhalej village has higher literacy rate compared to 74.1% of Anand district. The male literacy rate is 95.1% and the female literacy rate is 85.1% in Bhalej village.
As of Mar 2016, the Sarpanch of Bhalej village is MAHANT SANJAYKUMAR BHANUPRASAD. As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Bhalej village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Bhalej Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Bhalej village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 1,959 | 1,016 | 943 |
| Literacy | 90.27% | 95.1% | 85.1% |
| Scheduled Caste | 179 | 98 | 81 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 169 | 79 | 90 |
| Illiterate | 3,351 | 1,378 | 1,973 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1% of total population in Bhalej village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Bhalej village out of total population, 5,070 were engaged in work activities. 84.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 5,070 workers engaged in Main Work, 736 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,598 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 4,274 | 4,051 | 223 |
| Cultivators | 736 | 721 | 15 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 1,598 | 1,492 | 106 |
| Household Industries | 61 | 60 | 1 |
| Other Workers | 1,879 | 1,778 | 101 |
| Marginal Workers | 796 | 505 | 291 |
| Non Working | 11,196 | 3,854 | 7,342 |
Nearby Villages to Bhalej,
Below are the list of villages near Bhalej village in Umreth.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Bhalej, Anand, Gujarat - Wikipedia