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

Rajkot is a village situated in Tharad taluka of Banaskantha district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 377 families residing in the village Rajkot. The total population of Rajkot is 1,977 out of which 1,002 are males and 975 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Rajkot is 973.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Rajkot village is 376 which is 19% of the total population. There are 172 male children and 204 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Rajkot is 1,186 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (973) of Rajkot village.

Population
1,977
Families
377
Literacy
65.9%
Sex Ratio
973

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Rajkot is 65.9%. Thus Rajkot village has higher literacy rate compared to 54.6% of Banaskantha district. The male literacy rate is 80.36% and the female literacy rate is 50.32% in Rajkot village.

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

Rajkot Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 376 172 204
Literacy 65.9% 80.36% 50.32%
Scheduled Caste 237 115 122
Scheduled Tribe 86 51 35
Illiterate 922 335 587

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 4.4% of total population in Rajkot village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Rajkot village out of total population, 984 were engaged in work activities. 71.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 28.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 984 workers engaged in Main Work, 506 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 87 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 700 370 330
Cultivators 506 233 273
Agriculture Labourer 87 46 41
Household Industries 10 9 1
Other Workers 97 82 15
Marginal Workers 284 134 150
Non Working 993 498 495

Nearby Villages to Rajkot,

Below are the list of villages near Rajkot village in Tharad.

Village Population
Patiyasara 1,065
Jampur 1,417
Rampura 2,470
Pirgadh 808
Piluda 4,725
Saba 1,728
Dantiya 3,134
Gadsisar 1,938
Valadar 3,060
Medhala 1,185

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