Keshod Population, Caste, Working Data Jamnagar, Gujarat - Census 2011

Keshod is a village situated in Khambhalia taluka of Jamnagar district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 449 families residing in the village Keshod. The total population of Keshod is 2,359 out of which 1,184 are males and 1,175 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Keshod is 992.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Keshod village is 326 which is 14% of the total population. There are 162 male children and 164 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Keshod is 1,012 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (992) of Keshod village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Keshod is 68.2%. Thus Keshod village has a higher literacy rate compared to 64.7% of Jamnagar district. The male literacy rate is 80.23% and the female literacy rate is 56.08% in Keshod village.

Population
2,359
Families
449
Literacy
68.22%
Sex Ratio
992

As of Mar 2016, the Sarpanch of Keshod village is . As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Keshod village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Keshod Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Keshod village.

Total Male Female
Children 326 162 164
Literacy 68.22% 80.23% 56.08%
Scheduled Caste 303 162 141
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 972 364 608

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Keshod village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Keshod village out of total population, 759 were engaged in work activities. 98.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 1.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 759 workers engaged in Main Work, 509 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 169 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 747 676 71
Cultivators 509 470 39
Agriculture Labourer 169 143 26
Other Workers 69 63 6
Marginal Workers 12 9 3
Non Working 1,600 499 1,101

Map of Keshod, Jamnagar, Gujarat


Nearby Villages to Keshod, Khambhalia

Below are the list of villages near Keshod village in Khambhalia.

Village Population
Laliya 449
Thakar Sherdi 2,323
Kolava 2,434
Golan Sherdi 789
Kandorna 1,422
Bhadthar 4,599
Bajana 2,619
Bhinda 2,296
Pir Lakhasar 1,564
Bhankhokhari 1,481

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