Wadjakhan Population, Caste, Working Data Nandurbar, Maharashtra - Census 2011
Wadjakhan is a village situated in Nandurbar taluka of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 354 families residing in the village Wadjakhan. The total population of Wadjakhan is 1,296 out of which 630 are males and 666 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Wadjakhan is 1,057.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Wadjakhan village is 141 which is 11% of the total population. There are 64 male children and 77 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Wadjakhan is 1,203 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,057) of Wadjakhan village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Wadjakhan is 60%. Thus Wadjakhan village has higher literacy rate compared to 55% of Nandurbar district. The male literacy rate is 74.91% and the female literacy rate is 45.67% in Wadjakhan village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Wadjakhan village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Wadjakhan Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Wadjakhan village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 141 | 64 | 77 |
| Literacy | 60% | 74.91% | 45.67% |
| Scheduled Caste | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 1,284 | 625 | 659 |
| Illiterate | 603 | 206 | 397 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 99.1% of total population in Wadjakhan village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Wadjakhan village out of total population, 801 were engaged in work activities. 64.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 35.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 801 workers engaged in Main Work, 167 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 105 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 520 | 265 | 255 |
| Cultivators | 167 | 107 | 60 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 105 | 60 | 45 |
| Household Industries | 34 | 10 | 24 |
| Other Workers | 214 | 88 | 126 |
| Marginal Workers | 281 | 124 | 157 |
| Non Working | 495 | 241 | 254 |
Nearby Villages to Wadjakhan,
Below are the list of villages near Wadjakhan village in Nandurbar.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Wadjakhan, Nandurbar, Maharashtra - Wikipedia