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

Gholwad is a village situated in Dahanu taluka of Thane district in Maharashtra. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 994 families residing in the village Gholwad. The total population of Gholwad is 4,403 out of which 2,191 are males and 2,212 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gholwad is 1,010.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gholwad village is 435 which is 10% of the total population. There are 215 male children and 220 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gholwad is 1,023 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,010) of Gholwad village.

Population
4,403
Families
994
Literacy
82.59%
Sex Ratio
1,010

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gholwad is 82.6%. Thus Gholwad village has higher literacy rate compared to 74.4% of Thane district. The male literacy rate is 89.02% and the female literacy rate is 76.2% in Gholwad village.

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

Gholwad Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 435 215 220
Literacy 82.59% 89.02% 76.2%
Scheduled Caste 581 283 298
Scheduled Tribe 999 486 513
Illiterate 1,126 432 694

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 22.7% of total population in Gholwad village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Gholwad village out of total population, 1,910 were engaged in work activities. 82.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,910 workers engaged in Main Work, 146 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 320 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,569 1,013 556
Cultivators 146 102 44
Agriculture Labourer 320 160 160
Household Industries 193 59 134
Other Workers 910 692 218
Marginal Workers 341 229 112
Non Working 2,493 949 1,544

Nearby Villages to Gholwad,

Below are the list of villages near Gholwad village in Dahanu.

Village Population
Rampur 4,888
Vikasnagar 1,630
Khunavade 1,636
Chikhale 4,534
Aswali 2,165
Naraliwadi 920
Jambugaon 7,298
Chimbave 1,339
Jalwai 1,405
Ambewadi 1,018

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