Dhanaj Population, Caste, Working Data Gandhinagar, Gujarat - Census 2011

Dhanaj is a village situated in Kalol taluka of Gandhinagar district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 473 families residing in the village Dhanaj. The total population of Dhanaj is 2,333 out of which 1,205 are males and 1,128 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dhanaj is 936.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Dhanaj village is 260 which is 11% of the total population. There are 139 male children and 121 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dhanaj is 871 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (936) of Dhanaj village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dhanaj is 80.1%. Thus Dhanaj village has a higher literacy rate compared to 74% of Gandhinagar district. The male literacy rate is 90.24% and the female literacy rate is 69.41% in Dhanaj village.

Population
2,333
Families
473
Literacy
80.13%
Sex Ratio
936

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

Dhanaj Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 260 139 121
Literacy 80.13% 90.24% 69.41%
Scheduled Caste 244 128 116
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 672 243 429

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Dhanaj village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Dhanaj village out of total population, 834 were engaged in work activities. 92% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 834 workers engaged in Main Work, 188 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 181 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 767 706 61
Cultivators 188 185 3
Agriculture Labourer 181 150 31
Household Industries 10 10 0
Other Workers 388 361 27
Marginal Workers 67 30 37
Non Working 1,499 469 1,030

Map of Dhanaj, Gandhinagar, Gujarat


Nearby Villages to Dhanaj, Kalol

Below are the list of villages near Dhanaj village in Kalol.

Village Population
Piyaj 4,342
Palsana 4,180
Pratappura 2,054
Sherisa 6,167
Bileshvarpura 2,071
Ramnagar 2,038
Vadavsvami 1,186
Vansajada 3,035
Isand 3,881
Bhoyan Moti 6,001

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