Gokal Pur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data North East, Delhi - Census 2011

Gokal Pur is a Census Town city situated in Seelam Pur tehsil of North East district. The Gokal Pur city is divided into 5 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 22,592 families residing in the Gokal Pur city. The total population of Gokal Pur is 121,870 out of which 64,857 are males and 57,013 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gokal Pur is 879.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gokal Pur city is 15554 which is 13% of the total population. There are 8386 male children and 7168 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gokal Pur is 855 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (879).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gokal Pur is 84.7%. Thus Gokal Pur has higher literacy rate compared to 83.1% of North East district. The male literacy rate is 90.73% and the female literacy rate is 77.91% in Gokal Pur.

Gokal Pur Census Town has total administration over 22,592 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Gokal Pur Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Gokal Pur Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 15,554 8,386 7,168
Literacy 84.7% 79% 68.1%
Scheduled Caste 38,212 20,323 17,889
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 31,800 13,620 18,180

Caste-wise Population - Gokal Pur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 31.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Gokal Pur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 38,212 20,323 17,889
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Gokal Pur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Gokal Pur is 94,477 which is 77.52% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Gokal Pur is 25,176 which is 20.66% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Gokal Pur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 94,477 (77.52%) 50,329 44,148
Muslim 25,176 (20.66%) 13,352 11,824
Christian 316 (0.26%) 159 157
Sikh 463 (0.38%) 249 214
Buddhist 154 (0.13%) 81 73
Jain 1,232 (1.01%) 656 576
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 52 (0.04%) 31 21

Literacy Rate - Gokal Pur

The total literacy rate of Gokal Pur was 84.72% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 86.21% of Delhi. Population-wise, out of total 90,070 literates, males were 51,237 while females were 38,833. Also the male literacy rate was 90.73% and the female literacy rate was 77.91% in Gokal Pur.

  Gokal Pur Delhi
Female 77.91% 80.76%
Male 90.73% 90.94%
Total 84.72% 86.21%

Sex Ratio - Gokal Pur

The Sex Ratio of Gokal Pur is 879. Thus per every 1000 men there were 879 females in Gokal Pur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 855 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 879 ) of Gokal Pur.

Child Population - Gokal Pur

According to Census 2011, there were 15,554 children between age 0 to 6 years in Gokal Pur. Out of which 8,386 were male while 7,168 were female.

Working Population - Gokal Pur

In Gokal Pur Census Town out of total population, 36,021 were engaged in work activities. 93.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 6.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 36,021 workers engaged in Main Work, 28 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 96 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 33,684 30,271 3,413
Cultivators 28 24 4
Agriculture Labourer 96 88 8
Household Industries 1,300 1,141 159
Other Workers 32,260 29,018 3,242
Marginal Workers 2,337 1,806 531
Non Working 85,849 32,780 53,069

Gokal Pur Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 246 10,573 86.5% 902
2 Ward No - 256 3,242 85.8% 946
3 Ward No - 258 36,580 68.5% 879
4 Ward No - 261 5,824 81.4% 854
5 Ward No - 262 65,651 73.6% 875

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