Gerkhedi Population, Caste, Working Data Shajapur, Madhya Pradesh - Census 2011

Gerkhedi is a village situated in Shujalpur tehsil of Shajapur district in Madhya Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 254 families residing in the village Gerkhedi. The total population of Gerkhedi is 1,517 out of which 778 are males and 739 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gerkhedi is 950.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gerkhedi village is 248 which is 16% of the total population. There are 131 male children and 117 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gerkhedi is 893 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (950) of Gerkhedi village.

Population
1,517
Families
254
Literacy
73.21%
Sex Ratio
950

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gerkhedi is 73.2%. Thus Gerkhedi village has higher literacy rate compared to 59.1% of Shajapur district. The male literacy rate is 87.02% and the female literacy rate is 58.84% in Gerkhedi village.

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

Gerkhedi Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 248 131 117
Literacy 73.21% 87.02% 58.84%
Scheduled Caste 196 102 94
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 588 215 373

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Gerkhedi village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Gerkhedi village out of total population, 730 were engaged in work activities. 69.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 30.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 730 workers engaged in Main Work, 271 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 161 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 509 389 120
Cultivators 271 220 51
Agriculture Labourer 161 101 60
Household Industries 2 2 0
Other Workers 75 66 9
Marginal Workers 221 16 205
Non Working 787 373 414

Nearby Villages to Gerkhedi,

Below are the list of villages near Gerkhedi village in Shujalpur.

Village Population
Bhada Hedi 213
Faridpur 33
Nandasura 417
Bhugor 1,998
Kishoni 1,503
Bheel Khedi 1,493
Kamalya 698
Jhadla 1,179
Mahu Ghat 415
Fatehpur Chakrod 659

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