Galwada Population, Caste, Working Data Banaskantha, Gujarat - Census 2011
Galwada is a village situated in Palanpur taluka of Banaskantha district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 420 families residing in the village Galwada. The total population of Galwada is 2,146 out of which 1,109 are males and 1,037 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Galwada is 935.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Galwada village is 247 which is 12% of the total population. There are 136 male children and 111 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Galwada is 816 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (935) of Galwada village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Galwada is 80%. Thus Galwada village has higher literacy rate compared to 54.6% of Banaskantha district. The male literacy rate is 92.09% and the female literacy rate is 67.39% in Galwada village.
As of Mar 2016, the Sarpanch of Galwada village is MAHESHBHAI TRIBHOVANBHAI PRAJAPATI. As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Galwada village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Galwada Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Galwada village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 247 | 136 | 111 |
| Literacy | 80.04% | 92.09% | 67.39% |
| Scheduled Caste | 317 | 165 | 152 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Illiterate | 626 | 213 | 413 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Galwada village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Galwada village out of total population, 774 were engaged in work activities. 82.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 774 workers engaged in Main Work, 114 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 267 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 641 | 567 | 74 |
| Cultivators | 114 | 87 | 27 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 267 | 235 | 32 |
| Other Workers | 260 | 245 | 15 |
| Marginal Workers | 133 | 21 | 112 |
| Non Working | 1,372 | 521 | 851 |
Nearby Villages to Galwada,
Below are the list of villages near Galwada village in Palanpur.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Galwada, Banaskantha, Gujarat - Wikipedia