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

Atgam is a village situated in Valsad taluka of Valsad district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,967 families residing in the village Atgam. The total population of Atgam is 8,786 out of which 4,450 are males and 4,336 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Atgam is 974.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Atgam village is 848 which is 10% of the total population. There are 455 male children and 393 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Atgam is 864 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (974) of Atgam village.

Population
8,786
Families
1,967
Literacy
89.43%
Sex Ratio
974

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Atgam is 89.4%. Thus Atgam village has higher literacy rate compared to 68.6% of Valsad district. The male literacy rate is 93.99% and the female literacy rate is 84.81% in Atgam village.

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

Atgam Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 848 455 393
Literacy 89.43% 93.99% 84.81%
Scheduled Caste 197 97 100
Scheduled Tribe 5,924 2,965 2,959
Illiterate 1,687 695 992

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 2.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 67.4% of total population in Atgam village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Atgam village out of total population, 4,294 were engaged in work activities. 80.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 19.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,294 workers engaged in Main Work, 738 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,435 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,468 2,388 1,080
Cultivators 738 657 81
Agriculture Labourer 1,435 796 639
Household Industries 67 57 10
Other Workers 1,228 878 350
Marginal Workers 826 233 593
Non Working 4,492 1,829 2,663

Nearby Villages to Atgam,

Below are the list of villages near Atgam village in Valsad.

Village Population
Fanaswada 1,419
Segva 1,620
Palan 1,298
Muli 1,391
Khajurdi 2,095
Kewada 1,027
Saron 1,732
Nandawala 666
Lilapore 2,971
Vejalpore 2,893

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