Gawandgaon Population, Caste, Working Data Akola, Maharashtra - Census 2011
Gawandgaon is a village situated in Patur taluka of Akola district in Maharashtra. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 577 families residing in the village Gawandgaon. The total population of Gawandgaon is 2,588 out of which 1,440 are males and 1,148 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gawandgaon is 797.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gawandgaon village is 266 which is 10% of the total population. There are 153 male children and 113 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gawandgaon is 739 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (797) of Gawandgaon village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gawandgaon is 83.5%. Thus Gawandgaon village has higher literacy rate compared to 77.8% of Akola district. The male literacy rate is 93.16% and the female literacy rate is 71.59% in Gawandgaon village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Gawandgaon village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Gawandgaon Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Gawandgaon village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 266 | 153 | 113 |
| Literacy | 83.55% | 93.16% | 71.59% |
| Scheduled Caste | 222 | 116 | 106 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 44 | 21 | 23 |
| Illiterate | 648 | 241 | 407 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.7% of total population in Gawandgaon village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Gawandgaon village out of total population, 1,109 were engaged in work activities. 96.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 3.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,109 workers engaged in Main Work, 124 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 851 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 1,068 | 631 | 437 |
| Cultivators | 124 | 73 | 51 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 851 | 469 | 382 |
| Household Industries | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 92 | 88 | 4 |
| Marginal Workers | 41 | 3 | 38 |
| Non Working | 1,479 | 806 | 673 |
Nearby Villages to Gawandgaon,
Below are the list of villages near Gawandgaon village in Patur.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Gawandgaon, Akola, Maharashtra - Wikipedia