Kowad Population, Caste, Working Data Kolhapur, Maharashtra - Census 2011
Kowad is a village situated in Chandgad taluka of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 858 families residing in the village Kowad. The total population of Kowad is 3,837 out of which 1,923 are males and 1,914 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kowad is 995.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kowad village is 383 which is 10% of the total population. There are 196 male children and 187 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kowad is 954 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (995) of Kowad village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kowad is 77.1%. Thus Kowad village has higher literacy rate compared to 72.9% of Kolhapur district. The male literacy rate is 82.98% and the female literacy rate is 71.16% in Kowad village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Kowad village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Kowad Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kowad village.
Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|
Children | 383 | 196 | 187 |
Literacy | 77.07% | 82.98% | 71.16% |
Scheduled Caste | 421 | 215 | 206 |
Scheduled Tribe | 51 | 27 | 24 |
Illiterate | 1,175 | 490 | 685 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.3% of total population in Kowad village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Kowad village out of total population, 2,084 were engaged in work activities. 75.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 24.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,084 workers engaged in Main Work, 787 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 248 were Agricultural labourer.
Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|
Main Workers | 1,581 | 1,001 | 580 |
Cultivators | 787 | 477 | 310 |
Agriculture Labourer | 248 | 92 | 156 |
Household Industries | 49 | 39 | 10 |
Other Workers | 497 | 393 | 104 |
Marginal Workers | 503 | 133 | 370 |
Non Working | 1,753 | 789 | 964 |
Nearby Villages to Kowad,
Below are the list of villages near Kowad village in Chandgad.
Village | Population |
---|---|
Dundage | 1,224 |
Nitur | 2,575 |
Kudanur | 4,299 |
Jakkanhatti | 384 |
Talguli | 800 |
Ghulewadi | 820 |
Dindalkop | 957 |
Kini | 1,654 |
Channehatti | 587 |
Hundalewadi | 329 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Kowad, Kolhapur, Maharashtra - Wikipedia