Vijapur is a village situated in Vijapur taluka of Mahesana district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,443 families residing in the village Vijapur. The total population of Vijapur is 11,938 out of which 6,274 are males and 5,664 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Vijapur is 903.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Vijapur village is 1232 which is 10% of the total population. There are 682 male children and 550 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Vijapur is 806 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (903) of Vijapur village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Vijapur is 86.8%. Thus Vijapur village has higher literacy rate compared to 73.8% of Mahesana district. The male literacy rate is 93.58% and the female literacy rate is 79.39% in Vijapur village.
As of Apr 2016, the Sarpanch of Vijapur village is . As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Vijapur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Vijapur village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 1,232 | 682 | 550 |
| Literacy | 86.8% | 93.58% | 79.39% |
| Scheduled Caste | 802 | 421 | 381 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 73 | 41 | 32 |
| Illiterate | 2,645 | 1,041 | 1,604 |
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.6% of total population in Vijapur village.
In Vijapur village out of total population, 5,683 were engaged in work activities. 96.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 3.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 5,683 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,564 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,302 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 5,482 | 3,462 | 2,020 |
| Cultivators | 1,564 | 1,510 | 54 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 1,302 | 827 | 475 |
| Household Industries | 93 | 49 | 44 |
| Other Workers | 2,523 | 1,076 | 1,447 |
| Marginal Workers | 201 | 53 | 148 |
| Non Working | 6,255 | 2,759 | 3,496 |
Below are the list of villages near Vijapur village in Vijapur.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Gavada | 5,965 |
| Hirpura | 3,776 |
| Gadhada | 1,101 |
| Ashnapur | 842 |
| Ganeshpura | 1,749 |
| Gerita | 4,282 |
| Devpura | 2,058 |
| Sokhada | 1,811 |
| Kolavda | 4,010 |
| Devda | 2,639 |