Porgavhan Population, Caste, Working Data Wardha, Maharashtra - Census 2011

Porgavhan is a village situated in Ashti taluka of Wardha district in Maharashtra. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 206 families residing in the village Porgavhan. The total population of Porgavhan is 831 out of which 422 are males and 409 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Porgavhan is 969.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Porgavhan village is 82 which is 10% of the total population. There are 37 male children and 45 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Porgavhan is 1,216 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (969) of Porgavhan village.

Population
831
Families
206
Literacy
76.5%
Sex Ratio
969

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Porgavhan is 76.5%. Thus Porgavhan village has lower literacy rate compared to 78.4% of Wardha district. The male literacy rate is 85.19% and the female literacy rate is 67.31% in Porgavhan village.

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

Porgavhan Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 82 37 45
Literacy 76.5% 85.19% 67.31%
Scheduled Caste 129 71 58
Scheduled Tribe 48 21 27
Illiterate 258 94 164

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 5.8% of total population in Porgavhan village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Porgavhan village out of total population, 528 were engaged in work activities. 99.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 0.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 528 workers engaged in Main Work, 184 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 321 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 527 291 236
Cultivators 184 119 65
Agriculture Labourer 321 162 159
Household Industries 3 1 2
Other Workers 19 9 10
Marginal Workers 1 0 1
Non Working 303 131 172

Nearby Villages to Porgavhan,

Below are the list of villages near Porgavhan village in Ashti.

Village Population
Panchala 410
Dhadi 1,746
Lakhanwada 8
Manikwada 2,409
Wadegaon 312
Peth 82
Jamgaon 365
Belora Bk 1,209
Borkhedi 20
Zadgaon 298

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