Morikha Population, Caste, Working Data Banaskantha, Gujarat - Census 2011

Morikha is a village situated in Vav taluka of Banaskantha district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 658 families residing in the village Morikha. The total population of Morikha is 3,632 out of which 1,889 are males and 1,743 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Morikha is 923.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Morikha village is 564 which is 16% of the total population. There are 321 male children and 243 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Morikha is 757 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (923) of Morikha village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Morikha is 54.2%. Thus Morikha village has a lower literacy rate compared to 54.6% of Banaskantha district. The male literacy rate is 67.54% and the female literacy rate is 40.27% in Morikha village.

Population
3,632
Families
658
Literacy
54.2%
Sex Ratio
923

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

Morikha Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 564 321 243
Literacy 54.2% 67.54% 40.27%
Scheduled Caste 828 424 404
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,969 830 1,139

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 22.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Morikha village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Morikha village out of total population, 1,861 were engaged in work activities. 73.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 26.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,861 workers engaged in Main Work, 947 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 330 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,376 993 383
Cultivators 947 740 207
Agriculture Labourer 330 177 153
Household Industries 10 5 5
Other Workers 89 71 18
Marginal Workers 485 21 464
Non Working 1,771 875 896

Map of Morikha, Banaskantha, Gujarat


Nearby Villages to Morikha, Vav

Below are the list of villages near Morikha village in Vav.

Village Population
Madka 5,131
Devpura 473
Bhachali 1,849
Devpura 617
Bhatvar Vas 1,494
Baiyak 1,856
Khardol 1,354
Dharadhara 3,378
Jelana 2,163
Dethali 3,699

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