Samarkha Population, Caste, Working Data Anand, Gujarat - Census 2011
Samarkha is a village situated in Anand taluka of Anand district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 4,612 families residing in the village Samarkha. The total population of Samarkha is 22,712 out of which 11,642 are males and 11,070 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Samarkha is 951.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Samarkha village is 2672 which is 12% of the total population. There are 1426 male children and 1246 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Samarkha is 874 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (951) of Samarkha village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Samarkha is 85.4%. Thus Samarkha village has a higher literacy rate compared to 74.1% of Anand district. The male literacy rate is 94.61% and the female literacy rate is 75.86% in Samarkha village.
As of Mar 2016, the Sarpanch of Samarkha village is BABUBHAI BECHARBHAI PARMAR. As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Samarkha village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Samarkha Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Samarkha village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 2,672 | 1,426 | 1,246 |
| Literacy | 85.41% | 94.61% | 75.86% |
| Scheduled Caste | 582 | 290 | 292 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 115 | 58 | 57 |
| Illiterate | 5,595 | 1,977 | 3,618 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 2.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.5% of total population in Samarkha village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Samarkha village out of total population, 9,843 were engaged in work activities. 75.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 24.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 9,843 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,381 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3,776 were Agricultural labourers.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 7,470 | 5,666 | 1,804 |
| Cultivators | 1,381 | 1,266 | 115 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 3,776 | 2,477 | 1,299 |
| Household Industries | 127 | 120 | 7 |
| Other Workers | 2,186 | 1,803 | 383 |
| Marginal Workers | 2,373 | 984 | 1,389 |
| Non Working | 12,869 | 4,992 | 7,877 |
Map of Samarkha, Anand, Gujarat
Nearby Villages to Samarkha, Anand
Below are the list of villages near Samarkha village in Anand.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Tarnol | 7,677 |
| Lambhvel | 5,578 |
| Kunjrao | 6,917 |
| Jol | 5,952 |
| Rahtalav | 2,263 |
| Chikhodra | 15,957 |
| Kasor | 7,305 |
| Rasnol | 9,390 |
| Ajarpura | 4,693 |
| Khambholaj | 9,463 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Samarkha, Anand, Gujarat - Wikipedia