Vadaj Population, Caste, Working Data Vadodara, Gujarat - Census 2011
Vadaj is a village situated in Dabhoi taluka of Vadodara district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 493 families residing in the village Vadaj. The total population of Vadaj is 2,266 out of which 1,148 are males and 1,118 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Vadaj is 974.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Vadaj village is 240 which is 11% of the total population. There are 112 male children and 128 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Vadaj is 1,143 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (974) of Vadaj village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Vadaj is 78.4%. Thus Vadaj village has higher literacy rate compared to 69.5% of Vadodara district. The male literacy rate is 87.45% and the female literacy rate is 68.99% in Vadaj village.
As of Mar 2016, the Sarpanch of Vadaj village is . As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Vadaj village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Vadaj Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Vadaj village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 240 | 112 | 128 |
| Literacy | 78.43% | 87.45% | 68.99% |
| Scheduled Caste | 128 | 67 | 61 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 1,330 | 654 | 676 |
| Illiterate | 677 | 242 | 435 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 58.7% of total population in Vadaj village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Vadaj village out of total population, 1,091 were engaged in work activities. 89% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,091 workers engaged in Main Work, 188 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 649 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 971 | 681 | 290 |
| Cultivators | 188 | 183 | 5 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 649 | 386 | 263 |
| Household Industries | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 126 | 104 | 22 |
| Marginal Workers | 120 | 62 | 58 |
| Non Working | 1,175 | 405 | 770 |
Nearby Villages to Vadaj,
Below are the list of villages near Vadaj village in Dabhoi.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Vadaj, Vadodara, Gujarat - Wikipedia