Vahal Population, Caste, Working Data Ratnagiri, Maharashtra - Census 2011

Vahal is a village situated in Chiplun taluka of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 578 families residing in the village Vahal. The total population of Vahal is 2,547 out of which 1,219 are males and 1,328 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Vahal is 1,089.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Vahal village is 247 which is 10% of the total population. There are 113 male children and 134 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Vahal is 1,186 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,089) of Vahal village.

Population
2,547
Families
578
Literacy
81%
Sex Ratio
1,089

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Vahal is 81%. Thus Vahal village has higher literacy rate compared to 74.3% of Ratnagiri district. The male literacy rate is 90.33% and the female literacy rate is 72.36% in Vahal village.

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

Vahal Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 247 113 134
Literacy 81% 90.33% 72.36%
Scheduled Caste 47 22 25
Scheduled Tribe 9 5 4
Illiterate 684 220 464

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.4% of total population in Vahal village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Vahal village out of total population, 1,242 were engaged in work activities. 86.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 13.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,242 workers engaged in Main Work, 413 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 391 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,079 707 372
Cultivators 413 305 108
Agriculture Labourer 391 184 207
Household Industries 9 5 4
Other Workers 266 213 53
Marginal Workers 163 26 137
Non Working 1,305 486 819

Nearby Villages to Vahal,

Below are the list of villages near Vahal village in Chiplun.

Village Population
Vareli 437
Waderu 677
Devpat 972
Nayashi 940
Veer 1,381
Kokare 3,220
Pilavali Tarf Savarda 736
Khershet 1,843
Tondali 1,102
Kondmala 2,660

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