Vegam Population, Caste, Working Data Navsari, Gujarat - Census 2011
Vegam is a village situated in Gandevi taluka of Navsari district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 545 families residing in the village Vegam. The total population of Vegam is 2,259 out of which 1,119 are males and 1,140 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Vegam is 1,019.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Vegam village is 207 which is 9% of the total population. There are 92 male children and 115 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Vegam is 1,250 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,019) of Vegam village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Vegam is 89.2%. Thus Vegam village has higher literacy rate compared to 75.4% of Navsari district. The male literacy rate is 93.18% and the female literacy rate is 85.27% in Vegam village.
As of Mar 2016, the Sarpanch of Vegam village is . As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Vegam village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Vegam Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Vegam village.
Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|
Children | 207 | 92 | 115 |
Literacy | 89.23% | 93.18% | 85.27% |
Scheduled Caste | 30 | 15 | 15 |
Scheduled Tribe | 1,320 | 661 | 659 |
Illiterate | 428 | 162 | 266 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 58.4% of total population in Vegam village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Vegam village out of total population, 1,062 were engaged in work activities. 79.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 20.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,062 workers engaged in Main Work, 165 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 482 were Agricultural labourer.
Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|
Main Workers | 847 | 647 | 200 |
Cultivators | 165 | 139 | 26 |
Agriculture Labourer | 482 | 343 | 139 |
Household Industries | 7 | 5 | 2 |
Other Workers | 193 | 160 | 33 |
Marginal Workers | 215 | 112 | 103 |
Non Working | 1,197 | 360 | 837 |
Nearby Villages to Vegam,
Below are the list of villages near Vegam village in Gandevi.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Vegam, Navsari, Gujarat - Wikipedia