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

Forna is a village situated in Deodar taluka of Banaskantha district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 612 families residing in the village Forna. The total population of Forna is 3,647 out of which 1,900 are males and 1,747 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Forna is 919.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Forna village is 528 which is 14% of the total population. There are 288 male children and 240 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Forna is 833 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (919) of Forna village.

Population
3,647
Families
612
Literacy
63.67%
Sex Ratio
919

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Forna is 63.7%. Thus Forna village has higher literacy rate compared to 54.6% of Banaskantha district. The male literacy rate is 76.49% and the female literacy rate is 49.97% in Forna village.

As of Mar 2016, the Sarpanch of Forna village is TANERAJSINH HARIRAJSINH VAGHELA. As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Forna village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Forna Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 528 288 240
Literacy 63.67% 76.49% 49.97%
Scheduled Caste 357 188 169
Scheduled Tribe 412 217 195
Illiterate 1,661 667 994

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 11.3% of total population in Forna village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Forna village out of total population, 1,337 were engaged in work activities. 79.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 20.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,337 workers engaged in Main Work, 459 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 448 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,057 988 69
Cultivators 459 458 1
Agriculture Labourer 448 405 43
Household Industries 7 7 0
Other Workers 143 118 25
Marginal Workers 280 36 244
Non Working 2,310 876 1,434

Nearby Villages to Forna,

Below are the list of villages near Forna village in Deodar.

Village Population
Navapura 1,622
Kotda Forna 2,386
Manpura Jalodha 1,006
Duchakwada 3,899
Vatam Juna 1,751
Bhagwanpura 358
Mojru Nava 1,783
Ravel 3,368
Khanodar 2,851
Nokha 2,984

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