Wafegaon Population, Caste, Working Data Solapur, Maharashtra - Census 2011
Wafegaon is a village situated in Malshiras taluka of Solapur district in Maharashtra. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 328 families residing in the village Wafegaon. The total population of Wafegaon is 1,633 out of which 845 are males and 788 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Wafegaon is 933.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Wafegaon village is 192 which is 12% of the total population. There are 108 male children and 84 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Wafegaon is 778 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (933) of Wafegaon village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Wafegaon is 72.4%. Thus Wafegaon village has higher literacy rate compared to 67.4% of Solapur district. The male literacy rate is 83.45% and the female literacy rate is 60.94% in Wafegaon village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Wafegaon village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Wafegaon Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Wafegaon village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 192 | 108 | 84 |
| Literacy | 72.45% | 83.45% | 60.94% |
| Scheduled Caste | 366 | 186 | 180 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 589 | 230 | 359 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 22.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Wafegaon village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Wafegaon village out of total population, 740 were engaged in work activities. 88.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 740 workers engaged in Main Work, 320 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 263 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 655 | 420 | 235 |
| Cultivators | 320 | 222 | 98 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 263 | 136 | 127 |
| Other Workers | 72 | 62 | 10 |
| Marginal Workers | 85 | 48 | 37 |
| Non Working | 893 | 377 | 516 |
Nearby Villages to Wafegaon,
Below are the list of villages near Wafegaon village in Malshiras.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Babhulgaon | 1,857 |
| Wagholi | 3,959 |
| Sangam | 2,466 |
| Lawang | 5,252 |
| Ganeshgaon | 1,285 |
| Mahalung | 20,833 |
| Tambave | 3,736 |
| Mire | 1,870 |
| Bijvadi | 1,233 |
| Umbare | 2,955 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Wafegaon, Solapur, Maharashtra - Wikipedia