Agwan is a village in the Palghar district of Maharashtra, India. It is located in the Dahanu taluka.[1]
Agwan | |
|---|---|
village | |
  Agwan Location in Maharashtra, India  Agwan Agwan (India) | |
| Coordinates: 19°56′30″N 72°47′01″E / 19.9417146°N 72.783597°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Palghar |
| Taluka | Dahanu |
| Elevation | 18 m (59 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 3,993 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| 2011 census code | 551613 |
Demographics
editAccording to the 2011 census of India, Agwan has 741 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 57.29%.[2]
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 3993 | 2018 | 1975 |
| Children aged below 6 years | 619 | 323 | 296 |
| Scheduled caste | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Scheduled tribe | 2914 | 1483 | 1431 |
| Literates | 1933 | 1150 | 783 |
| Workers (all) | 1688 | 997 | 691 |
| Main workers (total) | 1553 | 906 | 647 |
| Main workers: Cultivators | 57 | 35 | 22 |
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 1008 | 513 | 495 |
| Main workers: Household industry workers | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Main workers: Other | 484 | 354 | 130 |
| Marginal workers (total) | 135 | 91 | 44 |
| Marginal workers: Cultivators | 12 | 7 | 5 |
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 70 | 42 | 28 |
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Marginal workers: Others | 52 | 41 | 11 |
| Non-workers | 2305 | 1021 | 1284 |
References
edit- ^ "Maharashtra villages" (PDF). Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ^ a b "District census data". 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations. Archived from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015.