Velanja Population, Caste, Working Data Surat, Gujarat - Census 2011

Velanja is a village situated in Kamrej taluka of Surat district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 568 families residing in the village Velanja. The total population of Velanja is 2,550 out of which 1,327 are males and 1,223 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Velanja is 922.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Velanja village is 326 which is 13% of the total population. There are 166 male children and 160 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Velanja is 964 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (922) of Velanja village.

Population
2,550
Families
568
Literacy
79.5%
Sex Ratio
922

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Velanja is 79.5%. Thus Velanja village has higher literacy rate compared to 75.2% of Surat district. The male literacy rate is 83.2% and the female literacy rate is 75.45% in Velanja village.

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

Velanja Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 326 166 160
Literacy 79.5% 83.2% 75.45%
Scheduled Caste 170 82 88
Scheduled Tribe 975 485 490
Illiterate 782 361 421

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 38.2% of total population in Velanja village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Velanja village out of total population, 1,174 were engaged in work activities. 95.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 4.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,174 workers engaged in Main Work, 110 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 586 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,119 792 327
Cultivators 110 105 5
Agriculture Labourer 586 348 238
Household Industries 36 35 1
Other Workers 387 304 83
Marginal Workers 55 30 25
Non Working 1,376 505 871

Nearby Villages to Velanja,

Below are the list of villages near Velanja village in Kamrej.

Village Population
Dhoran Paradi 1,939
Kathor 13,783
Karjan 2,602
Choryasi 1,153
Ghala 4,550
Bhairav 961
Akhakhol 590
Kholeshwar 1,300
Navi Paradi 4,474
Machhi 557

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