Gandhara Population, Caste, Working Data Vadodara, Gujarat - Census 2011
Gandhara is a village situated in Karjan taluka of Vadodara district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 413 families residing in the village Gandhara. The total population of Gandhara is 1,828 out of which 953 are males and 875 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gandhara is 918.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gandhara village is 232 which is 13% of the total population. There are 112 male children and 120 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gandhara is 1,071 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (918) of Gandhara village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gandhara is 79.8%. Thus Gandhara village has higher literacy rate compared to 69.5% of Vadodara district. The male literacy rate is 89.42% and the female literacy rate is 69.14% in Gandhara village.
As of Mar 2016, the Sarpanch of Gandhara village is . As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Gandhara village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Gandhara Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Gandhara village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 232 | 112 | 120 |
| Literacy | 79.82% | 89.42% | 69.14% |
| Scheduled Caste | 181 | 92 | 89 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 423 | 219 | 204 |
| Illiterate | 554 | 201 | 353 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 23.1% of total population in Gandhara village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Gandhara village out of total population, 944 were engaged in work activities. 94.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 944 workers engaged in Main Work, 177 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 420 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 895 | 604 | 291 |
| Cultivators | 177 | 114 | 63 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 420 | 252 | 168 |
| Household Industries | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Other Workers | 293 | 237 | 56 |
| Marginal Workers | 49 | 2 | 47 |
| Non Working | 884 | 347 | 537 |
Nearby Villages to Gandhara,
Below are the list of villages near Gandhara village in Karjan.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Dhanora | 741 |
| Ganpatpura | 1,466 |
| Kandari | 4,295 |
| Vemardi | 1,212 |
| Karamadi | 1,763 |
| Navi Jithardi | 502 |
| Kambola | 1,244 |
| Juni Jitharadi | 1,417 |
| Bodaka | 1,292 |
| Miyagam | 5,416 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Gandhara, Vadodara, Gujarat - Wikipedia