Vagela Population, Caste, Working Data Dahod, Gujarat - Census 2011
Vagela is a village situated in Jhalod taluka of Dahod district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,217 families residing in the village Vagela. The total population of Vagela is 7,521 out of which 3,800 are males and 3,721 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Vagela is 979.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Vagela village is 1686 which is 22% of the total population. There are 874 male children and 812 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Vagela is 929 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (979) of Vagela village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Vagela is 47.8%. Thus Vagela village has higher literacy rate compared to 47.3% of Dahod district. The male literacy rate is 56.53% and the female literacy rate is 39.12% in Vagela village.
As of Mar 2016, the Sarpanch of Vagela village is DAMOR RASUBHAI V.. As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Vagela village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Vagela Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Vagela village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 1,686 | 874 | 812 |
| Literacy | 47.85% | 56.53% | 39.12% |
| Scheduled Caste | 183 | 95 | 88 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 7,329 | 3,701 | 3,628 |
| Illiterate | 4,729 | 2,146 | 2,583 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 2.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 97.4% of total population in Vagela village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Vagela village out of total population, 3,778 were engaged in work activities. 45.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 54.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,778 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,362 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 256 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 1,733 | 1,532 | 201 |
| Cultivators | 1,362 | 1,302 | 60 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 256 | 127 | 129 |
| Household Industries | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Other Workers | 113 | 103 | 10 |
| Marginal Workers | 2,045 | 369 | 1,676 |
| Non Working | 3,743 | 1,899 | 1,844 |
Nearby Villages to Vagela,
Below are the list of villages near Vagela village in Jhalod.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Therka | 7,253 |
| Ghodiya | 1,436 |
| Melaniya | 1,136 |
| Khakhariya | 1,166 |
| Jetpur | 5,883 |
| Nansalai | 2,760 |
| Kaljini Sarsavani | 2,779 |
| Bajarvada | 4,616 |
| Devjini Sarasvani | 1,745 |
| Kadval | 11,015 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Vagela, Dahod, Gujarat - Wikipedia