Rah Population, Caste, Working Data Banaskantha, Gujarat - Census 2011

Rah is a village situated in Tharad taluka of Banaskantha district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 861 families residing in the village Rah. The total population of Rah is 5,611 out of which 2,898 are males and 2,713 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Rah is 936.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Rah village is 1017 which is 18% of the total population. There are 532 male children and 485 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Rah is 912 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (936) of Rah village.

Population
5,611
Families
861
Literacy
63.95%
Sex Ratio
936

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Rah is 64%. Thus Rah village has higher literacy rate compared to 54.6% of Banaskantha district. The male literacy rate is 78.61% and the female literacy rate is 48.38% in Rah village.

As of Mar 2016, the Sarpanch of Rah village is MALI VAJABHAI NAGHAJI. As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Rah village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Rah Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Rah village.

Total Male Female
Children 1,017 532 485
Literacy 63.95% 78.61% 48.38%
Scheduled Caste 757 408 349
Scheduled Tribe 375 188 187
Illiterate 2,673 1,038 1,635

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 6.7% of total population in Rah village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Rah village out of total population, 2,416 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 2,416 workers engaged in Main Work, 883 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 457 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,721 1,255 466
Cultivators 883 753 130
Agriculture Labourer 457 287 170
Household Industries 13 12 1
Other Workers 368 203 165
Marginal Workers 695 170 525
Non Working 3,195 1,473 1,722

Nearby Villages to Rah,

Below are the list of villages near Rah village in Tharad.

Village Population
Kochala 1,724
Lakhapura 1,439
Arantva 1,340
Bhalasara 2,488
Pavadasan 2,833
Chhanasara 931
Duva 6,397
Didarada 1,667
Kiyal 2,193
Lodhnor 1,657

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