Piyaj Population, Caste, Working Data Gandhinagar, Gujarat - Census 2011

Piyaj is a village situated in Kalol taluka of Gandhinagar district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 826 families residing in the village Piyaj. The total population of Piyaj is 4,342 out of which 2,222 are males and 2,120 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Piyaj is 954.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Piyaj village is 631 which is 15% of the total population. There are 327 male children and 304 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Piyaj is 930 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (954) of Piyaj village.

Population
4,342
Families
826
Literacy
73.43%
Sex Ratio
954

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Piyaj is 73.4%. Thus Piyaj village has lower literacy rate compared to 74% of Gandhinagar district. The male literacy rate is 87.6% and the female literacy rate is 58.65% in Piyaj village.

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

Piyaj Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 631 327 304
Literacy 73.43% 87.6% 58.65%
Scheduled Caste 490 254 236
Scheduled Tribe 5 1 4
Illiterate 1,617 562 1,055

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Piyaj village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Piyaj village out of total population, 1,662 were engaged in work activities. 84.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,662 workers engaged in Main Work, 478 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 479 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,406 1,225 181
Cultivators 478 465 13
Agriculture Labourer 479 374 105
Household Industries 4 2 2
Other Workers 445 384 61
Marginal Workers 256 81 175
Non Working 2,680 916 1,764

Nearby Villages to Piyaj,

Below are the list of villages near Piyaj village in Kalol.

Village Population
Pratappura 2,054
Dhanaj 2,333
Bileshvarpura 2,071
Palsana 4,180
Vadavsvami 1,186
Sherisa 6,167
Isand 3,881
Ramnagar 2,038
Bhadol 1,076
Vansajada 3,035

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