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

Waghangaon is a village situated in Lanja taluka of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 184 families residing in the village Waghangaon. The total population of Waghangaon is 765 out of which 355 are males and 410 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Waghangaon is 1,155.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Waghangaon village is 74 which is 10% of the total population. There are 41 male children and 33 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Waghangaon is 805 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,155) of Waghangaon village.

Population
765
Families
184
Literacy
86.11%
Sex Ratio
1,155

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Waghangaon is 86.1%. Thus Waghangaon village has higher literacy rate compared to 74.3% of Ratnagiri district. The male literacy rate is 93.95% and the female literacy rate is 79.58% in Waghangaon village.

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

Waghangaon Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 74 41 33
Literacy 86.11% 93.95% 79.58%
Scheduled Caste 60 30 30
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 170 60 110

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Waghangaon village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Waghangaon village out of total population, 446 were engaged in work activities. 4.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 95.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 446 workers engaged in Main Work, 1 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 20 13 7
Cultivators 1 0 1
Other Workers 19 13 6
Marginal Workers 426 192 234
Non Working 319 150 169

Nearby Villages to Waghangaon,

Below are the list of villages near Waghangaon village in Lanja.

Village Population
Kudewadi 314
Vilavade 1,091
Hardkhale 1,443
Mogargaon 731
Bhambed 2,679
Whel 1,167
Prabhanvalli 2,377
Shiravali 368
Khorninko 586
Varachi Shiravali 751

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