Astol Population, Caste, Working Data Valsad, Gujarat - Census 2011

Astol is a village situated in Kaprada taluka of Valsad district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 386 families residing in the village Astol. The total population of Astol is 2,440 out of which 1,184 are males and 1,256 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Astol is 1,061.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Astol village is 513 which is 21% of the total population. There are 245 male children and 268 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Astol is 1,094 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,061) of Astol village.

Population
2,440
Families
386
Literacy
33.32%
Sex Ratio
1,061

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Astol is 33.3%. Thus Astol village has lower literacy rate compared to 68.6% of Valsad district. The male literacy rate is 40.47% and the female literacy rate is 26.52% in Astol village.

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

Astol Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 513 245 268
Literacy 33.32% 40.47% 26.52%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 2,436 1,182 1,254
Illiterate 1,798 804 994

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 99.8% of total population in Astol village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Astol village out of total population, 1,144 were engaged in work activities. 46.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 53.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,144 workers engaged in Main Work, 362 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 139 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 530 386 144
Cultivators 362 345 17
Agriculture Labourer 139 17 122
Household Industries 1 1 0
Other Workers 28 23 5
Marginal Workers 614 203 411
Non Working 1,296 595 701

Nearby Villages to Astol,

Below are the list of villages near Astol village in Kaprada.

Village Population
Sildha 5,066
Khatuniya 591
Niloshi 2,135
Sukalbari 589
Karjun 2,321
Dahikhed 2,256
Dhaman Vegan 372
Burvad 2,239
Narvad 2,309
Kastoniya 874

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