Sasam Population, Caste, Working Data Banaskantha, Gujarat - Census 2011
Sasam is a village situated in Palanpur taluka of Banaskantha district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 976 families residing in the village Sasam. The total population of Sasam is 4,931 out of which 2,524 are males and 2,407 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sasam is 954.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sasam village is 634 which is 13% of the total population. There are 336 male children and 298 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sasam is 887 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (954) of Sasam village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sasam is 67.3%. Thus Sasam village has higher literacy rate compared to 54.6% of Banaskantha district. The male literacy rate is 80.94% and the female literacy rate is 53.11% in Sasam village.
As of Mar 2016, the Sarpanch of Sasam village is AMRATJI GHEMARJI BOKARVADIYA. As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Sasam village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Sasam Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Sasam village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 634 | 336 | 298 |
| Literacy | 67.28% | 80.94% | 53.11% |
| Scheduled Caste | 441 | 229 | 212 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Illiterate | 2,040 | 753 | 1,287 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Sasam village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Sasam village out of total population, 1,799 were engaged in work activities. 90.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,799 workers engaged in Main Work, 550 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 581 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 1,624 | 1,426 | 198 |
| Cultivators | 550 | 497 | 53 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 581 | 483 | 98 |
| Household Industries | 13 | 12 | 1 |
| Other Workers | 480 | 434 | 46 |
| Marginal Workers | 175 | 29 | 146 |
| Non Working | 3,132 | 1,069 | 2,063 |
Nearby Villages to Sasam,
Below are the list of villages near Sasam village in Palanpur.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Sasam, Banaskantha, Gujarat - Wikipedia