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Vekhandwadi Population - Kolhapur, Maharashtra

Vekhandwadi is a medium size village located in Panhala Taluka of Kolhapur district, Maharashtra with total 110 families residing. The Vekhandwadi village has population of 577 of which 300 are males while 277 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Vekhandwadi village population of children with age 0-6 is 57 which makes up 9.88 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Vekhandwadi village is 923 which is lower than Maharashtra state average of 929. Child Sex Ratio for the Vekhandwadi as per census is 1111, higher than Maharashtra average of 894.

Vekhandwadi village has higher literacy rate compared to Maharashtra. In 2011, literacy rate of Vekhandwadi village was 92.50 % compared to 82.34 % of Maharashtra. In Vekhandwadi Male literacy stands at 97.44 % while female literacy rate was 87.04 %.

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

Vekhandwadi Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 110 - -
Population 577 300 277
Child (0-6) 57 27 30
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 92.50 % 97.44 % 87.04 %
Total Workers 201 171 30
Main Worker 53 - -
Marginal Worker 148 127 21

Caste Factor

There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) and Schedule Tribe(ST) in Vekhandwadi village of Kolhapur district.

Work Profile

In Vekhandwadi village out of total population, 201 were engaged in work activities. 26.37 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 73.63 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 201 workers engaged in Main Work, 13 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 14 were Agricultural labourer.