Godda Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Godda, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Godda is a Nagar Panchayat city situated in Godda block of Godda district. The Godda city is divided into 20 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 8,969 families residing in the Godda city. The total population of Godda is 48,480 out of which 25,707 are males and 22,773 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Godda is 886.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Godda city is 6745 which is 14% of the total population. There are 3549 male children and 3196 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Godda is 901 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (886).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Godda is 84.3%. Thus Godda has higher literacy rate compared to 56.4% of Godda district. The male literacy rate is 88.88% and the female literacy rate is 79.11% in Godda.

Godda Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 8,969 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Nagar Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Godda Nagar Panchayat

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Godda Nagar Panchayat.

Total Male Female
Children 6,745 3,549 3,196
Literacy 84.3% 76.6% 68%
Scheduled Caste 2,796 1,457 1,339
Scheduled Tribe 1,971 937 1,034
Illiterate 13,298 6,013 7,285

Caste-wise Population - Godda

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 4.1% of total population in Godda.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,796 1,457 1,339
Schedule Tribe 1,971 937 1,034

Religion-wise Population - Godda

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Godda is 36,772 which is 75.85% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Godda is 10,937 which is 22.56% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Godda as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 36,772 (75.85%) 19,525 17,247
Muslim 10,937 (22.56%) 5,851 5,086
Christian 432 (0.89%) 182 250
Sikh 5 (0.01%) 3 2
Buddhist 3 (0.01%) 3 0
Jain 12 (0.02%) 3 9
Other Religion 289 (0.6%) 124 165
No Religion Specified 30 (0.06%) 16 14

Literacy Rate - Godda

The total literacy rate of Godda was 84.3% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 66.41% of Jharkhand. Population-wise, out of total 35,182 literates, males were 19,694 while females were 15,488. Also the male literacy rate was 88.88% and the female literacy rate was 79.11% in Godda.

  Godda Jharkhand
Female 79.11% 55.42%
Male 88.88% 76.84%
Total 84.3% 66.41%

Sex Ratio - Godda

The Sex Ratio of Godda is 886. Thus per every 1000 men there were 886 females in Godda. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 901 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 886 ) of Godda.

Child Population - Godda

According to Census 2011, there were 6,745 children between age 0 to 6 years in Godda. Out of which 3,549 were male while 3,196 were female.

Working Population - Godda

In Godda Nagar Panchayat out of total population, 13,004 were engaged in work activities. 88.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 13,004 workers engaged in Main Work, 630 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 405 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 11,559 10,095 1,464
Cultivators 630 601 29
Agriculture Labourer 405 296 109
Household Industries 298 237 61
Other Workers 10,226 8,961 1,265
Marginal Workers 1,445 1,082 363
Non Working 35,476 14,530 20,946

Godda Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Godda is further divided into 20 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 2,398 70.4% 935
2 Ward No - 2 1,756 73.3% 911
3 Ward No - 3 2,067 86.5% 886
4 Ward No - 4 1,934 73.9% 900
5 Ward No - 5 3,369 78.9% 898
6 Ward No - 6 2,614 85% 881
7 Ward No - 7 2,054 84.2% 888
8 Ward No - 8 2,519 51.8% 904
9 Ward No - 9 2,344 72% 840
10 Ward No - 10 1,820 85.4% 1,034
11 Ward No - 11 3,073 72.2% 946
12 Ward No - 12 1,686 76% 645
13 Ward No - 13 2,693 81.6% 882
14 Ward No - 14 1,964 75.2% 911
15 Ward No - 15 3,078 80.4% 856
16 Ward No - 16 1,950 57.5% 879
17 Ward No - 17 1,755 70.1% 843
18 Ward No - 18 3,181 62.3% 901
19 Ward No - 19 3,416 49.9% 846
20 Ward No - 20 2,809 76.2% 929

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