Valam Population, Caste, Working Data Mahesana, Gujarat - Census 2011

Valam is a village situated in Visnagar taluka of Mahesana district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,771 families residing in the village Valam. The total population of Valam is 7,716 out of which 3,954 are males and 3,762 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Valam is 951.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Valam village is 801 which is 10% of the total population. There are 445 male children and 356 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Valam is 800 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (951) of Valam village.

Population
7,716
Families
1,771
Literacy
91.28%
Sex Ratio
951

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Valam is 91.3%. Thus Valam village has higher literacy rate compared to 73.8% of Mahesana district. The male literacy rate is 95.35% and the female literacy rate is 87.08% in Valam village.

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

Valam Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 801 445 356
Literacy 91.28% 95.35% 87.08%
Scheduled Caste 1,256 652 604
Scheduled Tribe 9 3 6
Illiterate 1,404 608 796

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Valam village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Valam village out of total population, 2,698 were engaged in work activities. 96% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,698 workers engaged in Main Work, 674 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,219 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,591 2,172 419
Cultivators 674 657 17
Agriculture Labourer 1,219 1,060 159
Household Industries 19 19 0
Other Workers 679 436 243
Marginal Workers 107 37 70
Non Working 5,018 1,745 3,273

Nearby Villages to Valam,

Below are the list of villages near Valam village in Visnagar.

Village Population
Satusana 761
Iyasara 1,045
Vadu 2,857
Rampura 838
Bhandu 8,228
Rajgadh 1,234
Bokarvada 2,891
Thalota 2,617
Jetalvasana 3,311
Gunja 6,223

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