Astol Population - Valsad, Gujarat

Astol is a large village located in Kaprada Taluka of Valsad district, Gujarat with total 386 families residing. The Astol village has population of 2440 of which 1184 are males while 1256 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Astol village population of children with age 0-6 is 513 which makes up 21.02 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Astol village is 1061 which is higher than Gujarat state average of 919. Child Sex Ratio for the Astol as per census is 1094, higher than Gujarat average of 890.

Astol village has lower literacy rate compared to Gujarat. In 2011, literacy rate of Astol village was 33.32 % compared to 78.03 % of Gujarat. In Astol Male literacy stands at 40.47 % while female literacy rate was 26.52 %.

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

Astol Data

Particulars	Total	Male	Female
Total No. of Houses	386	-	-
Population	2,440	1,184	1,256
Child (0-6)	513	245	268
Schedule Caste	0	0	0
Schedule Tribe	2,436	1,182	1,254
Literacy	33.32 %	40.47 %	26.52 %
Total Workers	1,144	589	555
Main Worker	530	-	-
Marginal Worker	614	203	411

Caste Factor

In Astol village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 99.84 % of total population in Astol village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Astol village of Valsad.

Work Profile

In Astol village out of total population, 1144 were engaged in work activities. 46.33 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 53.67 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1144 workers engaged in Main Work, 362 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 139 were Agricultural labourer.