Dhantej Population, Caste, Working Data Vadodara, Gujarat - Census 2011
Dhantej is a village situated in Savli taluka of Vadodara district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,173 families residing in the village Dhantej. The total population of Dhantej is 5,470 out of which 2,819 are males and 2,651 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dhantej is 940.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dhantej village is 686 which is 13% of the total population. There are 370 male children and 316 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dhantej is 854 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (940) of Dhantej village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dhantej is 76.9%. Thus Dhantej village has higher literacy rate compared to 69.5% of Vadodara district. The male literacy rate is 87.42% and the female literacy rate is 65.78% in Dhantej village.
As of Mar 2016, the Sarpanch of Dhantej village is . As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Dhantej village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Dhantej Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Dhantej village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 686 | 370 | 316 |
| Literacy | 76.86% | 87.42% | 65.78% |
| Scheduled Caste | 341 | 182 | 159 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 305 | 162 | 143 |
| Illiterate | 1,793 | 678 | 1,115 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 5.6% of total population in Dhantej village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Dhantej village out of total population, 1,984 were engaged in work activities. 77.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 22.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,984 workers engaged in Main Work, 818 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 477 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 1,532 | 1,300 | 232 |
| Cultivators | 818 | 726 | 92 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 477 | 357 | 120 |
| Household Industries | 19 | 19 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 218 | 198 | 20 |
| Marginal Workers | 452 | 379 | 73 |
| Non Working | 3,486 | 1,140 | 2,346 |
Nearby Villages to Dhantej,
Below are the list of villages near Dhantej village in Savli.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Ankaliya | 1,067 |
| Narpura | 624 |
| Dipapura | 1,022 |
| Mevli | 3,775 |
| Zumkha | 1,164 |
| Vitoj | 1,667 |
| Gokalpura Ganeshpura | 588 |
| Samantpura | 30 |
| Parthampura | 2,363 |
| Gangadiyapura | 416 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Dhantej, Vadodara, Gujarat - Wikipedia