Velavadar Population, Caste, Working Data Surendranagar, Gujarat - Census 2011
Velavadar is a village situated in Wadhwan taluka of Surendranagar district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 709 families residing in the village Velavadar. The total population of Velavadar is 4,063 out of which 2,113 are males and 1,950 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Velavadar is 923.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Velavadar village is 591 which is 15% of the total population. There are 314 male children and 277 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Velavadar is 882 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (923) of Velavadar village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Velavadar is 64.5%. Thus Velavadar village has higher literacy rate compared to 62.3% of Surendranagar district. The male literacy rate is 77.54% and the female literacy rate is 50.45% in Velavadar village.
As of Mar 2016, the Sarpanch of Velavadar village is . As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Velavadar village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Velavadar Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Velavadar village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 591 | 314 | 277 |
| Literacy | 64.49% | 77.54% | 50.45% |
| Scheduled Caste | 400 | 198 | 202 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Illiterate | 1,824 | 718 | 1,106 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Velavadar village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Velavadar village out of total population, 2,016 were engaged in work activities. 83.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 16.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,016 workers engaged in Main Work, 682 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 831 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 1,687 | 1,152 | 535 |
| Cultivators | 682 | 556 | 126 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 831 | 442 | 389 |
| Household Industries | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 171 | 151 | 20 |
| Marginal Workers | 329 | 70 | 259 |
| Non Working | 2,047 | 891 | 1,156 |
Nearby Villages to Velavadar,
Below are the list of villages near Velavadar village in Wadhwan.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Velavadar, Surendranagar, Gujarat - Wikipedia