Wakad Population, Caste, Working Data Nashik, Maharashtra - Census 2011

Wakad is a village situated in Niphad taluka of Nashik district in Maharashtra. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 690 families residing in the village Wakad. The total population of Wakad is 3,179 out of which 1,662 are males and 1,517 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Wakad is 913.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Wakad village is 434 which is 14% of the total population. There are 244 male children and 190 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Wakad is 779 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (913) of Wakad village.

Population
3,179
Families
690
Literacy
78.14%
Sex Ratio
913

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Wakad is 78.1%. Thus Wakad village has higher literacy rate compared to 71.2% of Nashik district. The male literacy rate is 86.46% and the female literacy rate is 69.25% in Wakad village.

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

Wakad Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 434 244 190
Literacy 78.14% 86.46% 69.25%
Scheduled Caste 185 108 77
Scheduled Tribe 982 502 480
Illiterate 1,034 436 598

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 30.9% of total population in Wakad village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Wakad village out of total population, 1,785 were engaged in work activities. 95.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 4.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,785 workers engaged in Main Work, 768 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 855 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,711 899 812
Cultivators 768 397 371
Agriculture Labourer 855 438 417
Household Industries 1 1 0
Other Workers 87 63 24
Marginal Workers 74 39 35
Non Working 1,394 724 670

Nearby Villages to Wakad,

Below are the list of villages near Wakad village in Niphad.

Village Population
Manori Kh. 1,155
Shirwade Wakad 2,084
Mahadevnagar 1,042
Kanlad 1,164
Deogaon 4,297
Pimpri 3,431
Rui 3,444
Raulas 2,153
Kalgaon 2,556
Gitakunj 2,602

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