Ghej Population, Caste, Working Data Navsari, Gujarat - Census 2011
Ghej is a village situated in Chikhli taluka of Navsari district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,907 families residing in the village Ghej. The total population of Ghej is 8,358 out of which 4,218 are males and 4,140 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ghej is 982.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ghej village is 716 which is 9% of the total population. There are 360 male children and 356 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ghej is 989 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (982) of Ghej village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ghej is 83.5%. Thus Ghej village has higher literacy rate compared to 75.4% of Navsari district. The male literacy rate is 89.4% and the female literacy rate is 77.4% in Ghej village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Ghej village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Ghej Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Ghej village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 716 | 360 | 356 |
| Literacy | 83.46% | 89.4% | 77.4% |
| Scheduled Caste | 107 | 57 | 50 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 5,358 | 2,676 | 2,682 |
| Illiterate | 1,980 | 769 | 1,211 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 64.1% of total population in Ghej village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Ghej village out of total population, 4,659 were engaged in work activities. 75.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 24.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,659 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,290 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,585 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 3,511 | 2,460 | 1,051 |
| Cultivators | 1,290 | 1,001 | 289 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 1,585 | 962 | 623 |
| Household Industries | 10 | 9 | 1 |
| Other Workers | 626 | 488 | 138 |
| Marginal Workers | 1,148 | 247 | 901 |
| Non Working | 3,699 | 1,511 | 2,188 |
Nearby Villages to Ghej,
Below are the list of villages near Ghej village in Chikhli.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Vad | 6,090 |
| Chari | 2,595 |
| Pananj | 1,220 |
| Vav | 2,101 |
| Rumla | 10,624 |
| Achhavani | 5,654 |
| Agasi | 1,713 |
| Nadagdhari | 837 |
| Mandav Khadak | 5,658 |
| Dhama Dhuma | 1,276 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Ghej, Navsari, Gujarat - Wikipedia