Bhojay Population, Caste, Working Data Kachchh, Gujarat - Census 2011
Bhojay is a village situated in Mandvi taluka of Kachchh district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 304 families residing in the village Bhojay. The total population of Bhojay is 1,235 out of which 632 are males and 603 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Bhojay is 954.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Bhojay village is 154 which is 12% of the total population. There are 80 male children and 74 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bhojay is 925 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (954) of Bhojay village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Bhojay is 67.3%. Thus Bhojay village has higher literacy rate compared to 59.9% of Kachchh district. The male literacy rate is 76.09% and the female literacy rate is 58.22% in Bhojay village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Bhojay village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Bhojay Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Bhojay village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 154 | 80 | 74 |
| Literacy | 67.35% | 76.09% | 58.22% |
| Scheduled Caste | 218 | 110 | 108 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 507 | 212 | 295 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Bhojay village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Bhojay village out of total population, 396 were engaged in work activities. 93.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 6.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 396 workers engaged in Main Work, 134 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 158 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 370 | 340 | 30 |
| Cultivators | 134 | 128 | 6 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 158 | 144 | 14 |
| Household Industries | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 75 | 65 | 10 |
| Marginal Workers | 26 | 19 | 7 |
| Non Working | 839 | 273 | 566 |
Nearby Villages to Bhojay,
Below are the list of villages near Bhojay village in Mandvi.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Bhojay, Kachchh, Gujarat - Wikipedia