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

Vejagam is a village situated in Gondal taluka of Rajkot district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 398 families residing in the village Vejagam. The total population of Vejagam is 1,882 out of which 985 are males and 897 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Vejagam is 911.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Vejagam village is 214 which is 11% of the total population. There are 116 male children and 98 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Vejagam is 845 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (911) of Vejagam village.

Population
1,882
Families
398
Literacy
83.75%
Sex Ratio
911

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Vejagam is 83.8%. Thus Vejagam village has higher literacy rate compared to 71.6% of Rajkot district. The male literacy rate is 90.1% and the female literacy rate is 76.85% in Vejagam village.

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

Vejagam Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 214 116 98
Literacy 83.75% 90.1% 76.85%
Scheduled Caste 295 168 127
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 485 202 283

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Vejagam village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Vejagam village out of total population, 659 were engaged in work activities. 96.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 3.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 659 workers engaged in Main Work, 287 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 262 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 638 545 93
Cultivators 287 243 44
Agriculture Labourer 262 220 42
Household Industries 1 1 0
Other Workers 88 81 7
Marginal Workers 21 9 12
Non Working 1,223 431 792

Nearby Villages to Vejagam,

Below are the list of villages near Vejagam village in Gondal.

Village Population
Umvada Nana 434
Garnala 1,500
Umvada Mota 1,426
Hadmadiya 1,778
Nagadka 724
Mespar 835
Bhojpara 1,231
Trakuda 2,856
Panchiyavadar 654
Daiya 2,494

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