Ghalwad Population, Caste, Working Data Kolhapur, Maharashtra - Census 2011

Ghalwad is a village situated in Shirol taluka of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 735 families residing in the village Ghalwad. The total population of Ghalwad is 3,535 out of which 1,871 are males and 1,664 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ghalwad is 889.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ghalwad village is 352 which is 10% of the total population. There are 189 male children and 163 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ghalwad is 862 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (889) of Ghalwad village.

Population
3,535
Families
735
Literacy
85.2%
Sex Ratio
889

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ghalwad is 85.2%. Thus Ghalwad village has higher literacy rate compared to 72.9% of Kolhapur district. The male literacy rate is 91.2% and the female literacy rate is 78.48% in Ghalwad village.

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

Ghalwad Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 352 189 163
Literacy 85.2% 91.2% 78.48%
Scheduled Caste 310 156 154
Scheduled Tribe 51 24 27
Illiterate 823 337 486

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.4% of total population in Ghalwad village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Ghalwad village out of total population, 1,582 were engaged in work activities. 93.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 6.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,582 workers engaged in Main Work, 708 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 526 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,473 1,071 402
Cultivators 708 563 145
Agriculture Labourer 526 306 220
Household Industries 23 15 8
Other Workers 216 187 29
Marginal Workers 109 24 85
Non Working 1,953 776 1,177

Nearby Villages to Ghalwad,

Below are the list of villages near Ghalwad village in Shirol.

Village Population
Arjunwad 5,641
Shirati 5,640
Agar 5,412
Kutwad 2,271
Shirol 27,649
Hasur 2,417
Chichvad 4,285
Kanwad 3,280
Udagaon 14,513
Tamadalge 2,002

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