Bij Population, Caste, Working Data Junagadh, Gujarat - Census 2011

Bij is a village situated in Patan-Veraval taluka of Junagadh district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 636 families residing in the village Bij. The total population of Bij is 3,579 out of which 1,846 are males and 1,733 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Bij is 939.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Bij village is 507 which is 14% of the total population. There are 254 male children and 253 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bij is 996 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (939) of Bij village.

Population
3,579
Families
636
Literacy
67.87%
Sex Ratio
939

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Bij is 67.9%. Thus Bij village has higher literacy rate compared to 67.2% of Junagadh district. The male literacy rate is 78.14% and the female literacy rate is 56.82% in Bij village.

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

Bij Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 507 254 253
Literacy 67.87% 78.14% 56.82%
Scheduled Caste 250 134 116
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,494 602 892

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Bij village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Bij village out of total population, 1,476 were engaged in work activities. 90.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,476 workers engaged in Main Work, 351 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 559 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,333 976 357
Cultivators 351 279 72
Agriculture Labourer 559 367 192
Household Industries 1 0 1
Other Workers 422 330 92
Marginal Workers 143 46 97
Non Working 2,103 824 1,279

Nearby Villages to Bij,

Below are the list of villages near Bij village in Patan-Veraval.

Village Population
Kajli 3,197
Badalpara 1,472
Ajotha 4,101
Rampara 3,451
Nakhada 1,872
Bolas 2,720
Meghpur 3,006
Sonariya 2,555
Mithapur 1,765
Veraval 598

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