Kherka Population, Caste, Working Data Vadodara, Gujarat - Census 2011
Kherka is a village situated in Kavant taluka of Vadodara district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 329 families residing in the village Kherka. The total population of Kherka is 1,731 out of which 889 are males and 842 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kherka is 947.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kherka village is 203 which is 12% of the total population. There are 97 male children and 106 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kherka is 1,093 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (947) of Kherka village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kherka is 56.3%. Thus Kherka village has lower literacy rate compared to 69.5% of Vadodara district. The male literacy rate is 69.44% and the female literacy rate is 42.26% in Kherka village.
As of Mar 2016, the Sarpanch of Kherka village is . As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Kherka village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Kherka Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kherka village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 203 | 97 | 106 |
| Literacy | 56.35% | 69.44% | 42.26% |
| Scheduled Caste | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 1,725 | 886 | 839 |
| Illiterate | 870 | 339 | 531 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 99.7% of total population in Kherka village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Kherka village out of total population, 975 were engaged in work activities. 71.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 28.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 975 workers engaged in Main Work, 316 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 337 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 694 | 484 | 210 |
| Cultivators | 316 | 295 | 21 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 337 | 155 | 182 |
| Household Industries | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 40 | 33 | 7 |
| Marginal Workers | 281 | 55 | 226 |
| Non Working | 756 | 350 | 406 |
Nearby Villages to Kherka,
Below are the list of villages near Kherka village in Kavant.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Rangpur | 1,345 |
| Jhilava | 343 |
| Mundamor | 1,160 |
| Khatiyavant | 1,966 |
| Magala Vant | 567 |
| Manavant | 1,881 |
| Lalpur | 418 |
| Kaidavant | 654 |
| Bagaliya | 1,291 |
| Dhanpur | 1,028 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Kherka, Vadodara, Gujarat - Wikipedia