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

Vakha is a village situated in Deodar taluka of Banaskantha district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 473 families residing in the village Vakha. The total population of Vakha is 2,758 out of which 1,445 are males and 1,313 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Vakha is 909.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Vakha village is 458 which is 17% of the total population. There are 245 male children and 213 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Vakha is 869 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (909) of Vakha village.

Population
2,758
Families
473
Literacy
71.87%
Sex Ratio
909

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Vakha is 71.9%. Thus Vakha village has higher literacy rate compared to 54.6% of Banaskantha district. The male literacy rate is 83.42% and the female literacy rate is 59.27% in Vakha village.

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

Vakha Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 458 245 213
Literacy 71.87% 83.42% 59.27%
Scheduled Caste 463 241 222
Scheduled Tribe 4 3 1
Illiterate 1,105 444 661

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Vakha village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Vakha village out of total population, 1,278 were engaged in work activities. 86% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,278 workers engaged in Main Work, 373 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 199 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,099 703 396
Cultivators 373 346 27
Agriculture Labourer 199 142 57
Household Industries 11 7 4
Other Workers 516 208 308
Marginal Workers 179 47 132
Non Working 1,480 695 785

Nearby Villages to Vakha,

Below are the list of villages near Vakha village in Deodar.

Village Population
Goda 789
Boda 328
Mesra 603
Sanadar 780
Ogadpura 449
Salpura 680
Bhadkasar 835
Raiya 5,590
Dhrandav 2,293
Nava 1,050

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