Vedai Population, Caste, Working Data Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir - Census 2011
Vedai is a village situated in Bijbehara tehsil of Anantnag district in Jammu and Kashmir. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 241 families residing in the village Vedai. The total population of Vedai is 1,366 out of which 706 are males and 660 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Vedai is 935.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Vedai village is 228 which is 17% of the total population. There are 126 male children and 102 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Vedai is 810 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (935) of Vedai village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Vedai is 63.7%. Thus Vedai village has higher literacy rate compared to 50.6% of Anantnag district. The male literacy rate is 77.59% and the female literacy rate is 49.28% in Vedai village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Vedai village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Vedai Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Vedai village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 228 | 126 | 102 |
| Literacy | 63.71% | 77.59% | 49.28% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 19 | 11 | 8 |
| Illiterate | 641 | 256 | 385 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.4% of total population in Vedai village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Vedai village out of total population, 699 were engaged in work activities. 32.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 67.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 699 workers engaged in Main Work, 88 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 4 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 230 | 215 | 15 |
| Cultivators | 88 | 81 | 7 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Household Industries | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 133 | 125 | 8 |
| Marginal Workers | 469 | 159 | 310 |
| Non Working | 667 | 332 | 335 |
Nearby Villages to Vedai,
Below are the list of villages near Vedai village in Bijbehara.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Hati Gam | 2,308 |
| Dari Gund | 1,318 |
| Mahind | 2,208 |
| Beya Warah | 2,553 |
| Now Shehra | 1,788 |
| Khush Roi Kalan | 2,547 |
| Khiram | 9,160 |
| Katu | 1,372 |
| Sir Hama | 5,960 |
| Shiti Pora | 487 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Vedai, Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir - Wikipedia