Vagda Population, Caste, Working Data Banaskantha, Gujarat - Census 2011

Vagda is a village situated in Palanpur taluka of Banaskantha district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 981 families residing in the village Vagda. The total population of Vagda is 4,885 out of which 2,485 are males and 2,400 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Vagda is 966.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Vagda village is 696 which is 14% of the total population. There are 384 male children and 312 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Vagda is 812 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (966) of Vagda village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Vagda is 82.5%. Thus Vagda village has a higher literacy rate compared to 54.6% of Banaskantha district. The male literacy rate is 92.77% and the female literacy rate is 72.13% in Vagda village.

Population
4,885
Families
981
Literacy
82.48%
Sex Ratio
966

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

Vagda Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 696 384 312
Literacy 82.48% 92.77% 72.13%
Scheduled Caste 670 351 319
Scheduled Tribe 108 62 46
Illiterate 1,430 536 894

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.2% of total population in Vagda village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Vagda village out of total population, 1,565 were engaged in work activities. 96% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,565 workers engaged in Main Work, 363 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 411 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,503 1,265 238
Cultivators 363 350 13
Agriculture Labourer 411 331 80
Household Industries 5 4 1
Other Workers 724 580 144
Marginal Workers 62 16 46
Non Working 3,320 1,204 2,116

Map of Vagda, Banaskantha, Gujarat


Nearby Villages to Vagda, Palanpur

Below are the list of villages near Vagda village in Palanpur.

Village Population
Merwada 1,414
Jagana 7,461
Gola 4,527
Vasna 2,278
Ruppura 806
Badarpura 2,989
Manaka 1,410
Saripada 1,237
Gopalpura 279
Patosan 3,694

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