Akwada Population, Caste, Working Data Bhavnagar, Gujarat - Census 2011

Akwada is a village situated in Bhavnagar taluka of Bhavnagar district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,183 families residing in the village Akwada. The total population of Akwada is 6,879 out of which 3,483 are males and 3,396 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Akwada is 975.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Akwada village is 1134 which is 16% of the total population. There are 578 male children and 556 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Akwada is 962 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (975) of Akwada village.

Population
6,879
Families
1,183
Literacy
77.01%
Sex Ratio
975

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Akwada is 77%. Thus Akwada village has higher literacy rate compared to 65.5% of Bhavnagar district. The male literacy rate is 87.85% and the female literacy rate is 65.92% in Akwada village.

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

Akwada Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,134 578 556
Literacy 77.01% 87.85% 65.92%
Scheduled Caste 556 293 263
Scheduled Tribe 57 31 26
Illiterate 2,455 931 1,524

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.8% of total population in Akwada village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Akwada village out of total population, 2,514 were engaged in work activities. 84.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,514 workers engaged in Main Work, 198 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 357 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,134 1,766 368
Cultivators 198 172 26
Agriculture Labourer 357 215 142
Household Industries 41 30 11
Other Workers 1,538 1,349 189
Marginal Workers 380 129 251
Non Working 4,365 1,588 2,777

Nearby Villages to Akwada,

Below are the list of villages near Akwada village in Bhavnagar.

Village Population
Tarsimiya 5,605
Budhel 7,760
Adhewada 8,082
Bhuteshwar 3,041
Shampura 1,828
Bhumbhali 4,436
Fariyadka 3,029
Thordi 2,826
Shedhavadar 1,134
Kobdi 2,366

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