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Waksa Population - Latur, Maharashtra

Waksa is a medium size village located in Nilanga Taluka of Latur district, Maharashtra with total 160 families residing. The Waksa village has population of 985 of which 509 are males while 476 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Waksa village population of children with age 0-6 is 129 which makes up 13.10 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Waksa village is 935 which is higher than Maharashtra state average of 929. Child Sex Ratio for the Waksa as per census is 817, lower than Maharashtra average of 894.

Waksa village has lower literacy rate compared to Maharashtra. In 2011, literacy rate of Waksa village was 72.78 % compared to 82.34 % of Maharashtra. In Waksa Male literacy stands at 81.96 % while female literacy rate was 63.16 %.

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

Waksa Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 160 - -
Population 985 509 476
Child (0-6) 129 71 58
Schedule Caste 293 142 151
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 72.78 % 81.96 % 63.16 %
Total Workers 422 300 122
Main Worker 413 - -
Marginal Worker 9 7 2

Caste Factor

Waksa village of Latur has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 29.75 % of total population in Waksa village. The village Waksa currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Waksa village out of total population, 422 were engaged in work activities. 97.87 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 2.13 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 422 workers engaged in Main Work, 228 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 174 were Agricultural labourer.