Bhalgam Population, Caste, Working Data Banaskantha, Gujarat - Census 2011

Bhalgam is a village situated in Kankrej taluka of Banaskantha district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 547 families residing in the village Bhalgam. The total population of Bhalgam is 2,899 out of which 1,512 are males and 1,387 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Bhalgam is 917.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Bhalgam village is 497 which is 17% of the total population. There are 268 male children and 229 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bhalgam is 854 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (917) of Bhalgam village.

Population
2,899
Families
547
Literacy
58.08%
Sex Ratio
917

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Bhalgam is 58.1%. Thus Bhalgam village has higher literacy rate compared to 54.6% of Banaskantha district. The male literacy rate is 71.46% and the female literacy rate is 43.7% in Bhalgam village.

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

Bhalgam Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 497 268 229
Literacy 58.08% 71.46% 43.7%
Scheduled Caste 182 95 87
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,504 623 881

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Bhalgam village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Bhalgam village out of total population, 1,561 were engaged in work activities. 68.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 31.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,561 workers engaged in Main Work, 385 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 466 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,069 778 291
Cultivators 385 291 94
Agriculture Labourer 466 304 162
Other Workers 218 183 35
Marginal Workers 492 72 420
Non Working 1,338 662 676

Nearby Villages to Bhalgam,

Below are the list of villages near Bhalgam village in Kankrej.

Village Population
Runi 775
Padar 1,591
Khariya 3,742
Tatiyana 3,109
Nana Jampur 1,997
Savpura 595
Tana 6,570
Karsanpura 161
Ruppura 102
Khengarpura 522

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