Ghayaj Population, Caste, Working Data Vadodara, Gujarat - Census 2011

Ghayaj is a village situated in Padra taluka of Vadodara district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 594 families residing in the village Ghayaj. The total population of Ghayaj is 2,667 out of which 1,399 are males and 1,268 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ghayaj is 906.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ghayaj village is 291 which is 11% of the total population. There are 161 male children and 130 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ghayaj is 807 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (906) of Ghayaj village.

Population
2,667
Families
594
Literacy
84.76%
Sex Ratio
906

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ghayaj is 84.8%. Thus Ghayaj village has higher literacy rate compared to 69.5% of Vadodara district. The male literacy rate is 90.95% and the female literacy rate is 78.03% in Ghayaj village.

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

Ghayaj Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 291 161 130
Literacy 84.76% 90.95% 78.03%
Scheduled Caste 399 206 193
Scheduled Tribe 271 143 128
Illiterate 653 273 380

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 10.2% of total population in Ghayaj village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Ghayaj village out of total population, 1,237 were engaged in work activities. 98.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 1.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,237 workers engaged in Main Work, 143 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 744 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,222 878 344
Cultivators 143 140 3
Agriculture Labourer 744 425 319
Household Industries 22 18 4
Other Workers 313 295 18
Marginal Workers 15 10 5
Non Working 1,430 511 919

Nearby Villages to Ghayaj,

Below are the list of villages near Ghayaj village in Padra.

Village Population
Darapura 3,032
Latipura 2,702
Patod 2,479
Ranu 6,092
Sokhdakhurd 2,139
Bhoj 7,072
Dabhasa 8,337
Vadu 9,626
Mahuvad 2,564
Vishrampura 2,997

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