Wadegaon Population, Caste, Working Data Gadchiroli, Maharashtra - Census 2011

Wadegaon is a village situated in Kurkheda taluka of Gadchiroli district in Maharashtra. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 474 families residing in the village Wadegaon. The total population of Wadegaon is 2,401 out of which 1,225 are males and 1,176 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Wadegaon is 960.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Wadegaon village is 249 which is 10% of the total population. There are 114 male children and 135 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Wadegaon is 1,184 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (960) of Wadegaon village.

Population
2,401
Families
474
Literacy
87.17%
Sex Ratio
960

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Wadegaon is 87.2%. Thus Wadegaon village has higher literacy rate compared to 66% of Gadchiroli district. The male literacy rate is 94.24% and the female literacy rate is 79.63% in Wadegaon village.

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

Wadegaon Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 249 114 135
Literacy 87.17% 94.24% 79.63%
Scheduled Caste 301 143 158
Scheduled Tribe 1,507 775 732
Illiterate 525 178 347

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 62.8% of total population in Wadegaon village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Wadegaon village out of total population, 1,163 were engaged in work activities. 25.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 74.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,163 workers engaged in Main Work, 223 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 33 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 294 215 79
Cultivators 223 162 61
Agriculture Labourer 33 20 13
Household Industries 2 2 0
Other Workers 36 31 5
Marginal Workers 869 389 480
Non Working 1,238 621 617

Nearby Villages to Wadegaon,

Below are the list of villages near Wadegaon village in Kurkheda.

Village Population
Anjantola 853
Dhanori 720
Sadhutola 220
Talegaon 1,543
Dhamaditola 1,784
Nanhi 1,147
Chikhali 1,885
Khedegaon 637
Gewardha 1,771
Chichtola 415

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