Gandhwani Population, Caste, Working Data Dhar, Madhya Pradesh - Census 2011
Gandhwani is a village situated in Gandhwani tehsil of Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,522 families residing in the village Gandhwani. The total population of Gandhwani is 7,885 out of which 4,016 are males and 3,869 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gandhwani is 963.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gandhwani village is 1121 which is 14% of the total population. There are 590 male children and 531 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gandhwani is 900 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (963) of Gandhwani village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gandhwani is 75.3%. Thus Gandhwani village has higher literacy rate compared to 49.3% of Dhar district. The male literacy rate is 83.57% and the female literacy rate is 66.9% in Gandhwani village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Gandhwani village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Gandhwani Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Gandhwani village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 1,121 | 590 | 531 |
| Literacy | 75.34% | 83.57% | 66.9% |
| Scheduled Caste | 822 | 407 | 415 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 2,183 | 1,120 | 1,063 |
| Illiterate | 2,789 | 1,153 | 1,636 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 27.7% of total population in Gandhwani village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Gandhwani village out of total population, 2,744 were engaged in work activities. 89.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,744 workers engaged in Main Work, 576 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 379 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 2,468 | 1,862 | 606 |
| Cultivators | 576 | 417 | 159 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 379 | 200 | 179 |
| Household Industries | 136 | 97 | 39 |
| Other Workers | 1,377 | 1,148 | 229 |
| Marginal Workers | 276 | 128 | 148 |
| Non Working | 5,141 | 2,026 | 3,115 |
Nearby Villages to Gandhwani,
Below are the list of villages near Gandhwani village in Gandhwani.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Gandhwani, Dhar, Madhya Pradesh - Wikipedia