Vajegadh Population, Caste, Working Data Banaskantha, Gujarat - Census 2011
Vajegadh is a village situated in Tharad taluka of Banaskantha district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 553 families residing in the village Vajegadh. The total population of Vajegadh is 3,065 out of which 1,611 are males and 1,454 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Vajegadh is 903.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Vajegadh village is 555 which is 18% of the total population. There are 286 male children and 269 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Vajegadh is 941 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (903) of Vajegadh village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Vajegadh is 62.8%. Thus Vajegadh village has higher literacy rate compared to 54.6% of Banaskantha district. The male literacy rate is 76.53% and the female literacy rate is 47.51% in Vajegadh village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Vajegadh village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Vajegadh Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Vajegadh village.
Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|
Children | 555 | 286 | 269 |
Literacy | 62.83% | 76.53% | 47.51% |
Scheduled Caste | 379 | 192 | 187 |
Scheduled Tribe | 72 | 36 | 36 |
Illiterate | 1,488 | 597 | 891 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.3% of total population in Vajegadh village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Vajegadh village out of total population, 829 were engaged in work activities. 93.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 6.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 829 workers engaged in Main Work, 160 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 54 were Agricultural labourer.
Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|
Main Workers | 773 | 709 | 64 |
Cultivators | 160 | 160 | 0 |
Agriculture Labourer | 54 | 50 | 4 |
Household Industries | 6 | 4 | 2 |
Other Workers | 553 | 495 | 58 |
Marginal Workers | 56 | 44 | 12 |
Non Working | 2,236 | 858 | 1,378 |
Nearby Villages to Vajegadh,
Below are the list of villages near Vajegadh village in Tharad.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Vajegadh, Banaskantha, Gujarat - Wikipedia