Dhota Population, Caste, Working Data Banaskantha, Gujarat - Census 2011
Dhota is a village situated in Vadgam taluka of Banaskantha district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 559 families residing in the village Dhota. The total population of Dhota is 2,604 out of which 1,323 are males and 1,281 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dhota is 968.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dhota village is 336 which is 13% of the total population. There are 192 male children and 144 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dhota is 750 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (968) of Dhota village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dhota is 75.6%. Thus Dhota village has higher literacy rate compared to 54.6% of Banaskantha district. The male literacy rate is 88.86% and the female literacy rate is 62.36% in Dhota village.
As of Mar 2016, the Sarpanch of Dhota village is PATEL MOGHAJIBHAI GALBABHAI. As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Dhota village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Dhota Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Dhota village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 336 | 192 | 144 |
| Literacy | 75.57% | 88.86% | 62.36% |
| Scheduled Caste | 435 | 206 | 229 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 91 | 44 | 47 |
| Illiterate | 890 | 318 | 572 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.5% of total population in Dhota village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Dhota village out of total population, 1,170 were engaged in work activities. 61.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 38.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,170 workers engaged in Main Work, 227 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 181 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 717 | 589 | 128 |
| Cultivators | 227 | 219 | 8 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 181 | 131 | 50 |
| Household Industries | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Other Workers | 302 | 233 | 69 |
| Marginal Workers | 453 | 124 | 329 |
| Non Working | 1,434 | 610 | 824 |
Nearby Villages to Dhota,
Below are the list of villages near Dhota village in Vadgam.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Dhota, Banaskantha, Gujarat - Wikipedia