Jalwai Population, Caste, Working Data Thane, Maharashtra - Census 2011
Jalwai is a village situated in Dahanu taluka of Thane district in Maharashtra. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 306 families residing in the village Jalwai. The total population of Jalwai is 1,405 out of which 632 are males and 773 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Jalwai is 1,223.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Jalwai village is 310 which is 22% of the total population. There are 159 male children and 151 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jalwai is 950 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,223) of Jalwai village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Jalwai is 40.7%. Thus Jalwai village has lower literacy rate compared to 74.4% of Thane district. The male literacy rate is 57.72% and the female literacy rate is 27.81% in Jalwai village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Jalwai village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Jalwai Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Jalwai village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 310 | 159 | 151 |
| Literacy | 40.73% | 57.72% | 27.81% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 1,382 | 619 | 763 |
| Illiterate | 959 | 359 | 600 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 98.4% of total population in Jalwai village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Jalwai village out of total population, 484 were engaged in work activities. 96.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 3.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 484 workers engaged in Main Work, 18 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 427 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 467 | 276 | 191 |
| Cultivators | 18 | 14 | 4 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 427 | 243 | 184 |
| Household Industries | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Other Workers | 20 | 18 | 2 |
| Marginal Workers | 17 | 6 | 11 |
| Non Working | 921 | 350 | 571 |
Nearby Villages to Jalwai,
Below are the list of villages near Jalwai village in Dahanu.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Bordi | 7,682 |
| Jambugaon | 7,298 |
| Aswali | 2,165 |
| Khunavade | 1,636 |
| Rampur | 4,888 |
| Gholwad | 4,403 |
| Vikasnagar | 1,630 |
| Chikhale | 4,534 |
| Naraliwadi | 920 |
| Chimbave | 1,339 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Jalwai, Thane, Maharashtra - Wikipedia