Wajegaon Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Nanded, Maharashtra - Census 2011

Wajegaon is a Census Town city situated in Nanded taluka of Nanded district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 1,660 families residing in the Wajegaon city. The total population of Wajegaon is 9,772 out of which 4,977 are males and 4,795 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Wajegaon is 963.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Wajegaon city is 1713 which is 18% of the total population. There are 903 male children and 810 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Wajegaon is 897 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (963).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Wajegaon is 77%. Thus Wajegaon has a higher literacy rate compared to 75.5% of Nanded district. The male literacy rate is 83.43% and the female literacy rate is 70.34% in Wajegaon.

Population
9,772
Literacy
77%
Sex Ratio
963

Wajegaon Census Town has total administration over 1,660 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Wajegaon Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Wajegaon Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 1,713 903 810
Literacy 77% 68.3% 58.5%
Scheduled Caste 564 287 277
Scheduled Tribe 68 36 32
Illiterate 3,570 1,578 1,992

Caste-wise Population - Wajegaon

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.7% of total population in Wajegaon.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 564 287 277
Schedule Tribe 68 36 32

Religion-wise Population - Wajegaon

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Wajegaon is 1,619 which is 16.57% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Wajegaon is 6,569 which is 67.22% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Wajegaon as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 1,619 (16.57%) 855 764
Muslim 6,569 (67.22%) 3,304 3,265
Christian 14 (0.14%) 7 7
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 1,562 (15.98%) 806 756
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 8 (0.08%) 5 3

Literacy Rate - Wajegaon

The total literacy rate of Wajegaon was 76.96% in 2011 which is less than the average literacy rate of 82.34% of Maharashtra. Population-wise, out of total 6,202 literates, males were 3,399 while females were 2,803. Also the male literacy rate was 83.43% and the female literacy rate was 70.34% in Wajegaon.

  Wajegaon Maharashtra
Female 70.34% 75.87%
Male 83.43% 88.38%
Total 76.96% 82.34%

Sex Ratio - Wajegaon

The Sex Ratio of Wajegaon is 963. Thus per every 1000 men there were 963 females in Wajegaon. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 897 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 963 ) of Wajegaon.


Child Population - Wajegaon

According to Census 2011, there were 1,713 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Wajegaon. Out of which 903 were male while 810 were female.


Working Population - Wajegaon

In Wajegaon Census Town out of total population, 3,058 were engaged in work activities. 80.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 19.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,058 workers engaged in Main Work, 30 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 91 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,460 1,978 482
Cultivators 30 27 3
Agriculture Labourer 91 52 39
Household Industries 43 16 27
Other Workers 2,296 1,883 413
Marginal Workers 598 459 139
Non Working 6,714 2,540 4,174

Wajegaon Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Wajegaon is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 9,772 63.5% 963

Map of Wajegaon, Nanded, Maharashtra


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