Patosan Population, Caste, Working Data Banaskantha, Gujarat - Census 2011
Patosan is a village situated in Palanpur taluka of Banaskantha district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 774 families residing in the village Patosan. The total population of Patosan is 3,694 out of which 1,947 are males and 1,747 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Patosan is 897.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Patosan village is 393 which is 11% of the total population. There are 229 male children and 164 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Patosan is 716 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (897) of Patosan village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Patosan is 75.6%. Thus Patosan village has higher literacy rate compared to 54.6% of Banaskantha district. The male literacy rate is 86.85% and the female literacy rate is 63.36% in Patosan village.
As of Mar 2016, the Sarpanch of Patosan village is RATNABHAI SAVABHAI ATOS. As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Patosan village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Patosan Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Patosan village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 393 | 229 | 164 |
| Literacy | 75.58% | 86.85% | 63.36% |
| Scheduled Caste | 448 | 229 | 219 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 1,199 | 455 | 744 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Patosan village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Patosan village out of total population, 1,221 were engaged in work activities. 96.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 3.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,221 workers engaged in Main Work, 342 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 203 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 1,180 | 995 | 185 |
| Cultivators | 342 | 321 | 21 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 203 | 160 | 43 |
| Household Industries | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 629 | 508 | 121 |
| Marginal Workers | 41 | 36 | 5 |
| Non Working | 2,473 | 916 | 1,557 |
Nearby Villages to Patosan,
Below are the list of villages near Patosan village in Palanpur.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Patosan, Banaskantha, Gujarat - Wikipedia