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Walwad Population - Ratnagiri, Maharashtra

Walwad is a medium size village located in Rajapur Taluka of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra with total 129 families residing. The Walwad village has population of 509 of which 217 are males while 292 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Walwad village population of children with age 0-6 is 54 which makes up 10.61 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Walwad village is 1346 which is higher than Maharashtra state average of 929. Child Sex Ratio for the Walwad as per census is 1250, higher than Maharashtra average of 894.

Walwad village has lower literacy rate compared to Maharashtra. In 2011, literacy rate of Walwad village was 78.02 % compared to 82.34 % of Maharashtra. In Walwad Male literacy stands at 91.19 % while female literacy rate was 68.32 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Walwad 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 Walwad village.

Walwad Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 129 - -
Population 509 217 292
Child (0-6) 54 24 30
Schedule Caste 43 17 26
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 78.02 % 91.19 % 68.32 %
Total Workers 242 110 132
Main Worker 234 - -
Marginal Worker 8 1 7

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.45 % of total population in Walwad village. The village Walwad currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Walwad village out of total population, 242 were engaged in work activities. 96.69 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 3.31 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 242 workers engaged in Main Work, 192 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 37 were Agricultural labourer.