Lajai Population, Caste, Working Data Rajkot, Gujarat - Census 2011

Lajai is a village situated in Tankara taluka of Rajkot district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 786 families residing in the village Lajai. The total population of Lajai is 4,126 out of which 2,086 are males and 2,040 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Lajai is 978.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Lajai village is 383 which is 9% of the total population. There are 204 male children and 179 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Lajai is 877 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (978) of Lajai village.

Population
4,126
Families
786
Literacy
80.04%
Sex Ratio
978

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Lajai is 80%. Thus Lajai village has higher literacy rate compared to 71.6% of Rajkot district. The male literacy rate is 87.19% and the female literacy rate is 72.81% in Lajai village.

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

Lajai Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 383 204 179
Literacy 80.04% 87.19% 72.81%
Scheduled Caste 618 291 327
Scheduled Tribe 4 3 1
Illiterate 1,130 445 685

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Lajai village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Lajai village out of total population, 1,574 were engaged in work activities. 94.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,574 workers engaged in Main Work, 517 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 413 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,489 1,202 287
Cultivators 517 465 52
Agriculture Labourer 413 280 133
Household Industries 60 43 17
Other Workers 499 414 85
Marginal Workers 85 37 48
Non Working 2,552 847 1,705

Nearby Villages to Lajai,

Below are the list of villages near Lajai village in Tankara.

Village Population
Virpar 2,974
Rajavad 1,096
Nasitpar 2,159
Nana Khijadiya 2,134
Nana Rampar 943
Ghunada Khanpar 1,731
Mahendrapur 1,353
Meghpar Zala 1,079
Nesda Khanpar 1,765
Mota Khijadiya 1,222

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