Edwan Population, Caste, Working Data Thane, Maharashtra - Census 2011

Edwan is a village situated in Palghar taluka of Thane district in Maharashtra. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 734 families residing in the village Edwan. The total population of Edwan is 3,188 out of which 1,581 are males and 1,607 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Edwan is 1,016.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Edwan village is 272 which is 9% of the total population. There are 131 male children and 141 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Edwan is 1,076 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,016) of Edwan village.

Population
3,188
Families
734
Literacy
85.56%
Sex Ratio
1,016

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Edwan is 85.6%. Thus Edwan village has higher literacy rate compared to 74.4% of Thane district. The male literacy rate is 94.21% and the female literacy rate is 77.01% in Edwan village.

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

Edwan Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 272 131 141
Literacy 85.56% 94.21% 77.01%
Scheduled Caste 113 52 61
Scheduled Tribe 171 79 92
Illiterate 693 215 478

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 3.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 5.4% of total population in Edwan village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Edwan village out of total population, 1,362 were engaged in work activities. 88.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,362 workers engaged in Main Work, 113 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 116 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,203 894 309
Cultivators 113 86 27
Agriculture Labourer 116 56 60
Household Industries 32 22 10
Other Workers 942 730 212
Marginal Workers 159 64 95
Non Working 1,826 623 1,203

Nearby Villages to Edwan,

Below are the list of villages near Edwan village in Palghar.

Village Population
Mande 1,101
Dongare 787
Saravali 673
Virathan Bk. 1,799
Saratodi 840
Darshet 967
Penand 1,206
Dahiwale 699
Karwale 1,489
Ghatim 709

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