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Velawad Population - Nandurbar, Maharashtra

Velawad is a medium size village located in Nandurbar Taluka of Nandurbar district, Maharashtra with total 306 families residing. The Velawad village has population of 1462 of which 747 are males while 715 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Velawad village population of children with age 0-6 is 215 which makes up 14.71 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Velawad village is 957 which is higher than Maharashtra state average of 929. Child Sex Ratio for the Velawad as per census is 937, higher than Maharashtra average of 894.

Velawad village has lower literacy rate compared to Maharashtra. In 2011, literacy rate of Velawad village was 56.78 % compared to 82.34 % of Maharashtra. In Velawad Male literacy stands at 66.67 % while female literacy rate was 46.48 %.

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

Velawad Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 306 - -
Population 1,462 747 715
Child (0-6) 215 111 104
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 1,116 559 557
Literacy 56.78 % 66.67 % 46.48 %
Total Workers 849 455 394
Main Worker 741 - -
Marginal Worker 108 16 92

Caste Factor

In Velawad village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 76.33 % of total population in Velawad village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Velawad village of Nandurbar.

Work Profile

In Velawad village out of total population, 849 were engaged in work activities. 87.28 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.72 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 849 workers engaged in Main Work, 193 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 452 were Agricultural labourer.