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Lekha Population - Gadchiroli, Maharashtra

Lekha is a medium size village located in Dhanora Taluka of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra with total 167 families residing. The Lekha village has population of 680 of which 340 are males while 340 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Lekha village population of children with age 0-6 is 76 which makes up 11.18 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Lekha village is 1000 which is higher than Maharashtra state average of 929. Child Sex Ratio for the Lekha as per census is 1000, higher than Maharashtra average of 894.

Lekha village has lower literacy rate compared to Maharashtra. In 2011, literacy rate of Lekha village was 72.35 % compared to 82.34 % of Maharashtra. In Lekha Male literacy stands at 84.77 % while female literacy rate was 59.93 %.

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

Lekha Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 167 - -
Population 680 340 340
Child (0-6) 76 38 38
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 238 126 112
Literacy 72.35 % 84.77 % 59.93 %
Total Workers 413 215 198
Main Worker 315 - -
Marginal Worker 98 24 74

Caste Factor

Lekha village of Gadchiroli has substantial population of Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 35.00 % of total population in Lekha village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Lekha village of Gadchiroli.

Work Profile

In Lekha village out of total population, 413 were engaged in work activities. 76.27 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 23.73 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 413 workers engaged in Main Work, 114 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 144 were Agricultural labourer.