Sahij Population, Caste, Working Data Ahmadabad, Gujarat - Census 2011

Sahij is a village situated in Dholka taluka of Ahmadabad district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 754 families residing in the village Sahij. The total population of Sahij is 3,499 out of which 1,837 are males and 1,662 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sahij is 905.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Sahij village is 369 which is 11% of the total population. There are 201 male children and 168 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sahij is 836 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (905) of Sahij village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sahij is 80.1%. Thus Sahij village has a higher literacy rate compared to 75.3% of Ahmadabad district. The male literacy rate is 90.4% and the female literacy rate is 68.81% in Sahij village.

Population
3,499
Families
754
Literacy
80.1%
Sex Ratio
905

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

Sahij Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 369 201 168
Literacy 80.1% 90.4% 68.81%
Scheduled Caste 755 406 349
Scheduled Tribe 73 37 36
Illiterate 992 358 634

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 21.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.1% of total population in Sahij village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sahij village out of total population, 1,472 were engaged in work activities. 75.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 24.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,472 workers engaged in Main Work, 292 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 615 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,111 1,022 89
Cultivators 292 278 14
Agriculture Labourer 615 557 58
Household Industries 33 32 1
Other Workers 171 155 16
Marginal Workers 361 72 289
Non Working 2,027 743 1,284

Map of Sahij, Ahmadabad, Gujarat


Nearby Villages to Sahij, Dholka

Below are the list of villages near Sahij village in Dholka.

Village Population
Khatripur 1,152
Ambethi 1,210
Rampur 2,266
Transad 2,724
Bhetawada 2,496
Mujpur 460
Nesda 1,956
Khanpur 1,451
Dadusar 1,914
Jalalpur Godhaneshvar 906

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