Gaurwad Population, Caste, Working Data Kolhapur, Maharashtra - Census 2011
Gaurwad is a village situated in Shirol taluka of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 547 families residing in the village Gaurwad. The total population of Gaurwad is 2,631 out of which 1,332 are males and 1,299 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gaurwad is 975.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gaurwad village is 276 which is 10% of the total population. There are 133 male children and 143 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gaurwad is 1,075 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (975) of Gaurwad village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gaurwad is 85.8%. Thus Gaurwad village has higher literacy rate compared to 72.9% of Kolhapur district. The male literacy rate is 91.49% and the female literacy rate is 79.84% in Gaurwad village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Gaurwad village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Gaurwad Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Gaurwad village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 276 | 133 | 143 |
| Literacy | 85.77% | 91.49% | 79.84% |
| Scheduled Caste | 595 | 291 | 304 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Illiterate | 611 | 235 | 376 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 22.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Gaurwad village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Gaurwad village out of total population, 952 were engaged in work activities. 93.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 6.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 952 workers engaged in Main Work, 296 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 388 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 893 | 757 | 136 |
| Cultivators | 296 | 279 | 17 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 388 | 292 | 96 |
| Household Industries | 29 | 27 | 2 |
| Other Workers | 180 | 159 | 21 |
| Marginal Workers | 59 | 16 | 43 |
| Non Working | 1,679 | 559 | 1,120 |
Nearby Villages to Gaurwad,
Below are the list of villages near Gaurwad village in Shirol.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Aurwad | 4,540 |
| Kavatheguland | 3,685 |
| Nrusinhawadi | 4,168 |
| Shedshal | 4,866 |
| Akiwat | 9,268 |
| Ganeshwadi | 1,749 |
| Bastawad | 2,321 |
| Malwadi | 4,025 |
| Majarewadi | 2,273 |
| Bubnal | 3,154 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Gaurwad, Kolhapur, Maharashtra - Wikipedia