Jekot Population, Caste, Working Data Dahod, Gujarat - Census 2011

Jekot is a village situated in Dahod taluka of Dahod district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 426 families residing in the village Jekot. The total population of Jekot is 2,763 out of which 1,392 are males and 1,371 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Jekot is 985.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Jekot village is 574 which is 21% of the total population. There are 299 male children and 275 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jekot is 920 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (985) of Jekot village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Jekot is 57.6%. Thus Jekot village has a higher literacy rate compared to 47.3% of Dahod district. The male literacy rate is 67.89% and the female literacy rate is 47.26% in Jekot village.

Population
2,763
Families
426
Literacy
57.56%
Sex Ratio
985

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

Jekot Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 574 299 275
Literacy 57.56% 67.89% 47.26%
Scheduled Caste 18 8 10
Scheduled Tribe 2,316 1,172 1,144
Illiterate 1,503 650 853

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 83.8% of total population in Jekot village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Jekot village out of total population, 1,348 were engaged in work activities. 89.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,348 workers engaged in Main Work, 813 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 296 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,205 701 504
Cultivators 813 494 319
Agriculture Labourer 296 129 167
Household Industries 7 5 2
Other Workers 89 73 16
Marginal Workers 143 39 104
Non Working 1,415 652 763

Map of Jekot, Dahod, Gujarat


Nearby Villages to Jekot, Dahod

Below are the list of villages near Jekot village in Dahod.

Village Population
Khodva 2,447
Rampura 1,159
Rentiya 5,448
Borwani 5,574
Kharod 6,459
Khajuri 1,495
Sakarda 1,162
Chhapri 5,580
Bhathiwada 7,394
Usarvan 2,142

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