Pengiya Population, Caste, Working Data Banaskantha, Gujarat - Census 2011

Pengiya is a village situated in Dhanera taluka of Banaskantha district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 342 families residing in the village Pengiya. The total population of Pengiya is 2,313 out of which 1,229 are males and 1,084 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Pengiya is 882.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Pengiya village is 408 which is 18% of the total population. There are 226 male children and 182 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pengiya is 805 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (882) of Pengiya village.

Population
2,313
Families
342
Literacy
48.82%
Sex Ratio
882

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Pengiya is 48.8%. Thus Pengiya village has lower literacy rate compared to 54.6% of Banaskantha district. The male literacy rate is 62.31% and the female literacy rate is 33.81% in Pengiya village.

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

Pengiya Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 408 226 182
Literacy 48.82% 62.31% 33.81%
Scheduled Caste 181 97 84
Scheduled Tribe 66 28 38
Illiterate 1,383 604 779

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.9% of total population in Pengiya village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Pengiya village out of total population, 1,203 were engaged in work activities. 60.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 39.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,203 workers engaged in Main Work, 409 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 40 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 723 446 277
Cultivators 409 380 29
Agriculture Labourer 40 32 8
Household Industries 6 1 5
Other Workers 268 33 235
Marginal Workers 480 177 303
Non Working 1,110 606 504

Nearby Villages to Pengiya,

Below are the list of villages near Pengiya village in Dhanera.

Village Population
Vasan 3,110
Dharnodhar 3,715
Aeta 2,255
Shergadh 2,395
Gola 3,316
Kunwarla 2,950
Khaprol 1,050
Magarawa 3,254
Nenava 5,773
Lawara 3,286

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