Vargaon Population, Caste, Working Data Kolhapur, Maharashtra - Census 2011
Vargaon is a village situated in Chandgad taluka of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 171 families residing in the village Vargaon. The total population of Vargaon is 831 out of which 418 are males and 413 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Vargaon is 988.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Vargaon village is 88 which is 11% of the total population. There are 40 male children and 48 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Vargaon is 1,200 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (988) of Vargaon village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Vargaon is 59.8%. Thus Vargaon village has lower literacy rate compared to 72.9% of Kolhapur district. The male literacy rate is 69.58% and the female literacy rate is 49.59% in Vargaon village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Vargaon village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Vargaon Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Vargaon village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 88 | 40 | 48 |
| Literacy | 59.76% | 69.58% | 49.59% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 387 | 155 | 232 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Vargaon village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Vargaon village out of total population, 477 were engaged in work activities. 95.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 4.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 477 workers engaged in Main Work, 399 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 32 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 457 | 240 | 217 |
| Cultivators | 399 | 214 | 185 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 32 | 11 | 21 |
| Household Industries | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Other Workers | 24 | 14 | 10 |
| Marginal Workers | 20 | 13 | 7 |
| Non Working | 354 | 165 | 189 |
Nearby Villages to Vargaon,
Below are the list of villages near Vargaon village in Chandgad.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Date | 1,735 |
| Gudewadi | 1,714 |
| Belebhat | 602 |
| Jatewadi | 912 |
| Konewadi | 965 |
| Bagilge | 1,336 |
| Kurtanwadi | 558 |
| Dukkarwadi | 2,044 |
| Gandharvagad | 365 |
| Malgad | 232 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Vargaon, Kolhapur, Maharashtra - Wikipedia