Kegad Population, Caste, Working Data Sindhudurg, Maharashtra - Census 2011

Kegad is a village situated in Sawantwadi taluka of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 129 families residing in the village Kegad. The total population of Kegad is 497 out of which 232 are males and 265 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kegad is 1,142.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kegad village is 61 which is 12% of the total population. There are 34 male children and 27 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kegad is 794 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,142) of Kegad village.

Population
497
Families
129
Literacy
68.35%
Sex Ratio
1,142

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kegad is 68.3%. Thus Kegad village has lower literacy rate compared to 78.4% of Sindhudurg district. The male literacy rate is 79.29% and the female literacy rate is 59.24% in Kegad village.

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

Kegad Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 61 34 27
Literacy 68.35% 79.29% 59.24%
Scheduled Caste 258 130 128
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 199 75 124

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 51.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Kegad village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kegad village out of total population, 224 were engaged in work activities. 95.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 4.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 224 workers engaged in Main Work, 31 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 172 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 213 114 99
Cultivators 31 18 13
Agriculture Labourer 172 86 86
Other Workers 10 10 0
Marginal Workers 11 3 8
Non Working 273 115 158

Nearby Villages to Kegad,

Below are the list of villages near Kegad village in Sawantwadi.

Village Population
Fansavade 251
Nene 632
Kesari 700
Masure 595
Danoli 263
Chaukul 1,254
Parpoli 593
Bada 860
Devsu 741
Kumbharwada 2,406

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