Vegam Population, Caste, Working Data Navsari, Gujarat - Census 2011

Vegam is a village situated in Gandevi taluka of Navsari district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 545 families residing in the village Vegam. The total population of Vegam is 2,259 out of which 1,119 are males and 1,140 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Vegam is 1,019.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Vegam village is 207 which is 9% of the total population. There are 92 male children and 115 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Vegam is 1,250 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,019) of Vegam village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Vegam is 89.2%. Thus Vegam village has a higher literacy rate compared to 75.4% of Navsari district. The male literacy rate is 93.18% and the female literacy rate is 85.27% in Vegam village.

Population
2,259
Families
545
Literacy
89.23%
Sex Ratio
1,019

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

Vegam Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 207 92 115
Literacy 89.23% 93.18% 85.27%
Scheduled Caste 30 15 15
Scheduled Tribe 1,320 661 659
Illiterate 428 162 266

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 58.4% of total population in Vegam village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Vegam village out of total population, 1,062 were engaged in work activities. 79.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 20.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,062 workers engaged in Main Work, 165 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 482 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 847 647 200
Cultivators 165 139 26
Agriculture Labourer 482 343 139
Household Industries 7 5 2
Other Workers 193 160 33
Marginal Workers 215 112 103
Non Working 1,197 360 837

Map of Vegam, Navsari, Gujarat


Nearby Villages to Vegam, Gandevi

Below are the list of villages near Vegam village in Gandevi.

Village Population
Pinjra 435
Vagalvad 314
Ichhapor 1,460
Matwad 1,827
Salej 2,299
Gandeva 7,100
Kolva 1,298
Khapariya 1,739
Mohanpur 1,063
Pipaldhara 1,807

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