Khijdad Population, Caste, Working Data Porbandar, Gujarat - Census 2011
Khijdad is a village situated in Ranavav taluka of Porbandar district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 311 families residing in the village Khijdad. The total population of Khijdad is 1,584 out of which 800 are males and 784 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Khijdad is 980.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Khijdad village is 191 which is 12% of the total population. There are 96 male children and 95 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Khijdad is 990 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (980) of Khijdad village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Khijdad is 76.7%. Thus Khijdad village has a higher literacy rate compared to 67.2% of Porbandar district. The male literacy rate is 86.65% and the female literacy rate is 66.47% in Khijdad village.
As of Mar 2016, the Sarpanch of Khijdad village is . As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Khijdad village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Khijdad Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Khijdad village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 191 | 96 | 95 |
| Literacy | 76.67% | 86.65% | 66.47% |
| Scheduled Caste | 173 | 93 | 80 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Illiterate | 516 | 190 | 326 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Khijdad village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Khijdad village out of total population, 532 were engaged in work activities. 95.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 4.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 532 workers engaged in Main Work, 358 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 105 were Agricultural labourers.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 507 | 486 | 21 |
| Cultivators | 358 | 353 | 5 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 105 | 92 | 13 |
| Household Industries | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 43 | 40 | 3 |
| Marginal Workers | 25 | 16 | 9 |
| Non Working | 1,052 | 298 | 754 |
Map of Khijdad, Porbandar, Gujarat
Nearby Villages to Khijdad, Ranavav
Below are the list of villages near Khijdad village in Ranavav.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Kandorna-Rana | 8,690 |
| Thoyana | 2,506 |
| Vadwala-Rana | 3,608 |
| Bapodar | 1,757 |
| Virpur | 1,438 |
| Mokar | 3,224 |
| Digvijaygadh | 463 |
| Padardi | 704 |
| Pipaliya | 1,198 |
| Kerala | 428 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Khijdad, Porbandar, Gujarat - Wikipedia