Gavan Population, Caste, Working Data Belgaum, Karnataka - Census 2011
Gavan is a village situated in Chikodi taluka of Belgaum district in Karnataka. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 318 families residing in the village Gavan. The total population of Gavan is 1,700 out of which 989 are males and 711 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gavan is 719.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gavan village is 151 which is 9% of the total population. There are 71 male children and 80 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gavan is 1,127 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (719) of Gavan village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gavan is 80.8%. Thus Gavan village has higher literacy rate compared to 63.9% of Belgaum district. The male literacy rate is 89.54% and the female literacy rate is 67.99% in Gavan village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Gavan village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Gavan Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Gavan village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 151 | 71 | 80 |
| Literacy | 80.76% | 89.54% | 67.99% |
| Scheduled Caste | 288 | 148 | 140 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Illiterate | 449 | 167 | 282 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.4% of total population in Gavan village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Gavan village out of total population, 596 were engaged in work activities. 62.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 37.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 596 workers engaged in Main Work, 189 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 18 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 375 | 309 | 66 |
| Cultivators | 189 | 173 | 16 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 18 | 15 | 3 |
| Household Industries | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Other Workers | 164 | 119 | 45 |
| Marginal Workers | 221 | 96 | 125 |
| Non Working | 1,104 | 584 | 520 |
Nearby Villages to Gavan,
Below are the list of villages near Gavan village in Chikodi.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Gavan, Belgaum, Karnataka - Wikipedia