Vihirgaon Population, Caste, Working Data Bhandara, Maharashtra - Census 2011
Vihirgaon is a village situated in Lakhani taluka of Bhandara district in Maharashtra. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 266 families residing in the village Vihirgaon. The total population of Vihirgaon is 1,116 out of which 565 are males and 551 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Vihirgaon is 975.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Vihirgaon village is 124 which is 11% of the total population. There are 60 male children and 64 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Vihirgaon is 1,067 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (975) of Vihirgaon village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Vihirgaon is 83.2%. Thus Vihirgaon village has higher literacy rate compared to 75% of Bhandara district. The male literacy rate is 91.49% and the female literacy rate is 74.54% in Vihirgaon village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Vihirgaon village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Vihirgaon Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Vihirgaon village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 124 | 60 | 64 |
| Literacy | 83.17% | 91.49% | 74.54% |
| Scheduled Caste | 263 | 135 | 128 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 291 | 103 | 188 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 23.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Vihirgaon village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Vihirgaon village out of total population, 625 were engaged in work activities. 17.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 82.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 625 workers engaged in Main Work, 33 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 63 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 111 | 81 | 30 |
| Cultivators | 33 | 22 | 11 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 63 | 46 | 17 |
| Household Industries | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 14 | 12 | 2 |
| Marginal Workers | 514 | 246 | 268 |
| Non Working | 491 | 238 | 253 |
Nearby Villages to Vihirgaon,
Below are the list of villages near Vihirgaon village in Lakhani.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Vihirgaon, Bhandara, Maharashtra - Wikipedia