Mahelaj Population, Caste, Working Data Kheda, Gujarat - Census 2011

Mahelaj is a village situated in Matar taluka of Kheda district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 1,009 families residing in the village Mahelaj. The total population of Mahelaj is 6,004 out of which 3,103 are males and 2,901 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Mahelaj is 935.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Mahelaj village is 878 which is 15% of the total population. There are 465 male children and 413 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mahelaj is 888 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (935) of Mahelaj village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Mahelaj is 83.8%. Thus Mahelaj village has a higher literacy rate compared to 72.2% of Kheda district. The male literacy rate is 91.43% and the female literacy rate is 75.68% in Mahelaj village.

Population
6,004
Families
1,009
Literacy
83.79%
Sex Ratio
935

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

Mahelaj Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 878 465 413
Literacy 83.79% 91.43% 75.68%
Scheduled Caste 189 96 93
Scheduled Tribe 71 39 32
Illiterate 1,709 691 1,018

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 3.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.2% of total population in Mahelaj village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Mahelaj village out of total population, 2,674 were engaged in work activities. 50.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 49.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,674 workers engaged in Main Work, 595 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 626 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,346 1,307 39
Cultivators 595 587 8
Agriculture Labourer 626 604 22
Household Industries 4 4 0
Other Workers 121 112 9
Marginal Workers 1,328 462 866
Non Working 3,330 1,334 1,996

Map of Mahelaj, Kheda, Gujarat


Nearby Villages to Mahelaj, Matar

Below are the list of villages near Mahelaj village in Matar.

Village Population
Koshiyal 2,788
Matar 15,284
Pipariya 888
Khadiyarpura 1,551
Vansar 2,332
Undhela 4,169
Radhvanaj 3,236
Alindra 3,690
Sandhana 6,683
Untai 1,071

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