Virpur Population, Caste, Working Data Sabarkantha, Gujarat - Census 2011
Virpur is a village situated in Himatnagar taluka of Sabarkantha district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 578 families residing in the village Virpur. The total population of Virpur is 2,877 out of which 1,431 are males and 1,446 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Virpur is 1,010.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Virpur village is 432 which is 15% of the total population. There are 203 male children and 229 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Virpur is 1,128 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,010) of Virpur village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Virpur is 87.6%. Thus Virpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 65% of Sabarkantha district. The male literacy rate is 93.97% and the female literacy rate is 81.27% in Virpur village.
As of Mar 2016, the Sarpanch of Virpur village is . As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Virpur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Virpur Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Virpur village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 432 | 203 | 229 |
| Literacy | 87.65% | 93.97% | 81.27% |
| Scheduled Caste | 556 | 280 | 276 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 12 | 6 | 6 |
| Illiterate | 734 | 277 | 457 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 19.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.4% of total population in Virpur village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Virpur village out of total population, 1,237 were engaged in work activities. 70.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 29.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,237 workers engaged in Main Work, 161 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 61 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 869 | 739 | 130 |
| Cultivators | 161 | 159 | 2 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 61 | 52 | 9 |
| Household Industries | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Other Workers | 641 | 525 | 116 |
| Marginal Workers | 368 | 135 | 233 |
| Non Working | 1,640 | 557 | 1,083 |
Nearby Villages to Virpur,
Below are the list of villages near Virpur village in Himatnagar.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Hansalpur | 1,962 |
| Ilol | 9,445 |
| Rajpur | 2,242 |
| Khedavada | 2,353 |
| Dhabal | 269 |
| Mahadevpura | 538 |
| Ghorvada | 826 |
| Jorapur | 939 |
| Demai Nani | 894 |
| Maherpura | 648 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Virpur, Sabarkantha, Gujarat - Wikipedia