Jekot Population, Caste, Working Data Dahod, Gujarat - Census 2011
Jekot is a village situated in Dahod taluka of Dahod district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 426 families residing in the village Jekot. The total population of Jekot is 2,763 out of which 1,392 are males and 1,371 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Jekot is 985.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Jekot village is 574 which is 21% of the total population. There are 299 male children and 275 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jekot is 920 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (985) of Jekot village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Jekot is 57.6%. Thus Jekot village has higher literacy rate compared to 47.3% of Dahod district. The male literacy rate is 67.89% and the female literacy rate is 47.26% in Jekot village.
As of Mar 2016, the Sarpanch of Jekot village is SALAMSHING KIKABHAI MUNIYA. As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Jekot village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Jekot Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Jekot village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 574 | 299 | 275 |
| Literacy | 57.56% | 67.89% | 47.26% |
| Scheduled Caste | 18 | 8 | 10 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 2,316 | 1,172 | 1,144 |
| Illiterate | 1,503 | 650 | 853 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 83.8% of total population in Jekot village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Jekot village out of total population, 1,348 were engaged in work activities. 89.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,348 workers engaged in Main Work, 813 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 296 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 1,205 | 701 | 504 |
| Cultivators | 813 | 494 | 319 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 296 | 129 | 167 |
| Household Industries | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Other Workers | 89 | 73 | 16 |
| Marginal Workers | 143 | 39 | 104 |
| Non Working | 1,415 | 652 | 763 |
Nearby Villages to Jekot,
Below are the list of villages near Jekot village in Dahod.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Jekot, Dahod, Gujarat - Wikipedia