Mahelan Population, Caste, Working Data Panchmahal, Gujarat - Census 2011
Mahelan is a village situated in Shehera taluka of Panchmahal district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 205 families residing in the village Mahelan. The total population of Mahelan is 1,215 out of which 604 are males and 611 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Mahelan is 1,012.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Mahelan village is 206 which is 17% of the total population. There are 90 male children and 116 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mahelan is 1,289 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,012) of Mahelan village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Mahelan is 52.4%. Thus Mahelan village has lower literacy rate compared to 60.3% of Panchmahal district. The male literacy rate is 62.06% and the female literacy rate is 42.42% in Mahelan village.
As of Mar 2016, the Sarpanch of Mahelan village is . As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Mahelan village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Mahelan Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Mahelan village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 206 | 90 | 116 |
| Literacy | 52.43% | 62.06% | 42.42% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 320 | 165 | 155 |
| Illiterate | 686 | 285 | 401 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 26.3% of total population in Mahelan village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Mahelan village out of total population, 662 were engaged in work activities. 86.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 13.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 662 workers engaged in Main Work, 379 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 167 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 575 | 322 | 253 |
| Cultivators | 379 | 210 | 169 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 167 | 90 | 77 |
| Other Workers | 29 | 22 | 7 |
| Marginal Workers | 87 | 28 | 59 |
| Non Working | 553 | 254 | 299 |
Nearby Villages to Mahelan,
Below are the list of villages near Mahelan village in Shehera.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Mahelan, Panchmahal, Gujarat - Wikipedia