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

Nilaje is a village situated in Kalyan taluka of Thane district in Maharashtra. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 4,028 families residing in the village Nilaje. The total population of Nilaje is 17,094 out of which 8,971 are males and 8,123 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Nilaje is 905.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Nilaje village is 2168 which is 13% of the total population. There are 1162 male children and 1006 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Nilaje is 866 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (905) of Nilaje village.

Population
17,094
Families
4,028
Literacy
93%
Sex Ratio
905

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Nilaje is 93%. Thus Nilaje village has higher literacy rate compared to 74.4% of Thane district. The male literacy rate is 96.29% and the female literacy rate is 89.39% in Nilaje village.

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

Nilaje Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,168 1,162 1,006
Literacy 93% 96.29% 89.39%
Scheduled Caste 2,510 1,283 1,227
Scheduled Tribe 310 154 156
Illiterate 3,213 1,452 1,761

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.8% of total population in Nilaje village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Nilaje village out of total population, 5,824 were engaged in work activities. 92% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 5,824 workers engaged in Main Work, 277 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 39 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,360 4,656 704
Cultivators 277 206 71
Agriculture Labourer 39 29 10
Household Industries 97 60 37
Other Workers 4,947 4,361 586
Marginal Workers 464 318 146
Non Working 11,270 3,997 7,273

Nearby Villages to Nilaje,

Below are the list of villages near Nilaje village in Kalyan.

Village Population
Ghesar 943
Cole 6,932
Usarghar 1,532
Hedutane 3,444
Katai 2,558
Ghariwali 1,691
Khoni 2,107
Sonarpada 15,287
Vadavali Bk. 628
Dawadi 8,269

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