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Paikhed Population - Valsad, Gujarat

Paikhed is a medium size village located in Dharampur Taluka of Valsad district, Gujarat with total 167 families residing. The Paikhed village has population of 954 of which 486 are males while 468 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Paikhed village population of children with age 0-6 is 189 which makes up 19.81 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Paikhed village is 963 which is higher than Gujarat state average of 919. Child Sex Ratio for the Paikhed as per census is 969, higher than Gujarat average of 890.

Paikhed village has lower literacy rate compared to Gujarat. In 2011, literacy rate of Paikhed village was 58.04 % compared to 78.03 % of Gujarat. In Paikhed Male literacy stands at 71.79 % while female literacy rate was 43.73 %.

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

Paikhed Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 167 - -
Population 954 486 468
Child (0-6) 189 96 93
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 933 472 461
Literacy 58.04 % 71.79 % 43.73 %
Total Workers 493 242 251
Main Worker 360 - -
Marginal Worker 133 54 79

Caste Factor

In Paikhed village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 97.80 % of total population in Paikhed village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Paikhed village of Valsad.

Work Profile

In Paikhed village out of total population, 493 were engaged in work activities. 73.02 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 26.98 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 493 workers engaged in Main Work, 317 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 42 were Agricultural labourer.