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

Dhota is a village situated in Vadgam taluka of Banaskantha district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 559 families residing in the village Dhota. The total population of Dhota is 2,604 out of which 1,323 are males and 1,281 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dhota is 968.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dhota village is 336 which is 13% of the total population. There are 192 male children and 144 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dhota is 750 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (968) of Dhota village.

Population
2,604
Families
559
Literacy
75.57%
Sex Ratio
968

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dhota is 75.6%. Thus Dhota village has higher literacy rate compared to 54.6% of Banaskantha district. The male literacy rate is 88.86% and the female literacy rate is 62.36% in Dhota village.

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

Dhota Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 336 192 144
Literacy 75.57% 88.86% 62.36%
Scheduled Caste 435 206 229
Scheduled Tribe 91 44 47
Illiterate 890 318 572

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.5% of total population in Dhota village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Dhota village out of total population, 1,170 were engaged in work activities. 61.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 38.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,170 workers engaged in Main Work, 227 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 181 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 717 589 128
Cultivators 227 219 8
Agriculture Labourer 181 131 50
Household Industries 7 6 1
Other Workers 302 233 69
Marginal Workers 453 124 329
Non Working 1,434 610 824

Nearby Villages to Dhota,

Below are the list of villages near Dhota village in Vadgam.

Village Population
Varnawada 1,518
Vadgam 9,005
Ghodiyal 2,624
Bhangrodiya 1,356
Sabalpura 162
Malosana 2,604
Moriya 2,153
Majadar 9,702
Joita 662
Sherpura 3,184

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