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Wakavali Population - Ratnagiri, Maharashtra

Wakavali is a large village located in Dapoli Taluka of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra with total 480 families residing. The Wakavali village has population of 2001 of which 986 are males while 1015 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Wakavali village population of children with age 0-6 is 186 which makes up 9.30 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Wakavali village is 1029 which is higher than Maharashtra state average of 929. Child Sex Ratio for the Wakavali as per census is 938, higher than Maharashtra average of 894.

Wakavali village has higher literacy rate compared to Maharashtra. In 2011, literacy rate of Wakavali village was 90.41 % compared to 82.34 % of Maharashtra. In Wakavali Male literacy stands at 95.28 % while female literacy rate was 85.73 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Wakavali village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Wakavali village.

Wakavali Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 480 - -
Population 2,001 986 1,015
Child (0-6) 186 96 90
Schedule Caste 265 126 139
Schedule Tribe 51 27 24
Literacy 90.41 % 95.28 % 85.73 %
Total Workers 881 524 357
Main Worker 656 - -
Marginal Worker 225 53 172

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.24 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.55 % of total population in Wakavali village.

Work Profile

In Wakavali village out of total population, 881 were engaged in work activities. 74.46 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 25.54 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 881 workers engaged in Main Work, 160 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 47 were Agricultural labourer.