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Gavhan Population - Buldana, Maharashtra

Gavhan is a medium size village located in Shegaon Taluka of Buldana district, Maharashtra with total 342 families residing. The Gavhan village has population of 1444 of which 741 are males while 703 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Gavhan village population of children with age 0-6 is 167 which makes up 11.57 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Gavhan village is 949 which is higher than Maharashtra state average of 929. Child Sex Ratio for the Gavhan as per census is 1062, higher than Maharashtra average of 894.

Gavhan village has higher literacy rate compared to Maharashtra. In 2011, literacy rate of Gavhan village was 91.07 % compared to 82.34 % of Maharashtra. In Gavhan Male literacy stands at 95.30 % while female literacy rate was 86.55 %.

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

Gavhan Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 342 - -
Population 1,444 741 703
Child (0-6) 167 81 86
Schedule Caste 380 206 174
Schedule Tribe 69 34 35
Literacy 91.07 % 95.30 % 86.55 %
Total Workers 804 445 359
Main Worker 776 - -
Marginal Worker 28 11 17

Caste Factor

Gavhan village of Buldana has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 26.32 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 4.78 % of total population in Gavhan village.

Work Profile

In Gavhan village out of total population, 804 were engaged in work activities. 96.52 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 3.48 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 804 workers engaged in Main Work, 338 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 398 were Agricultural labourer.