Bekwad Population, Caste, Working Data Belgaum, Karnataka - Census 2011

Bekwad is a village situated in Khanapur taluka of Belgaum district in Karnataka. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 438 families residing in the village Bekwad. The total population of Bekwad is 2,162 out of which 1,062 are males and 1,100 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Bekwad is 1,036.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Bekwad village is 232 which is 11% of the total population. There are 116 male children and 116 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bekwad is 1,000 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,036) of Bekwad village.

Population
2,162
Families
438
Literacy
71.97%
Sex Ratio
1,036

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Bekwad is 72%. Thus Bekwad village has higher literacy rate compared to 63.9% of Belgaum district. The male literacy rate is 83.4% and the female literacy rate is 60.98% in Bekwad village.

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

Bekwad Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 232 116 116
Literacy 71.97% 83.4% 60.98%
Scheduled Caste 357 168 189
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 773 273 500

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Bekwad village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Bekwad village out of total population, 1,122 were engaged in work activities. 92.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 7.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,122 workers engaged in Main Work, 704 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 36 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,041 588 453
Cultivators 704 388 316
Agriculture Labourer 36 10 26
Household Industries 10 6 4
Other Workers 291 184 107
Marginal Workers 81 9 72
Non Working 1,040 465 575

Nearby Villages to Bekwad,

Below are the list of villages near Bekwad village in Khanapur.

Village Population
Banki-Basarikatti 607
Kadatanbagewadi 2,754
Avarolli 1,973
Hire-Angrolli 1,507
Deminkop 296
Tolagi 2,331
Hadalaga 733
Itagi 8,811
Khairwad 1,222
Bogur 2,191

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