Gokul Shirgaon Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Kolhapur, Maharashtra - Census 2011

Gokul Shirgaon is a Census Town city situated in Karvir taluka of Kolhapur district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,051 families residing in the Gokul Shirgaon city. The total population of Gokul Shirgaon is 8,623 out of which 4,576 are males and 4,047 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gokul Shirgaon is 884.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gokul Shirgaon city is 1106 which is 13% of the total population. There are 628 male children and 478 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gokul Shirgaon is 761 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (884).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gokul Shirgaon is 84.9%. Thus Gokul Shirgaon has higher literacy rate compared to 81.5% of Kolhapur district. The male literacy rate is 89.18% and the female literacy rate is 80.22% in Gokul Shirgaon.

Gokul Shirgaon Census Town has total administration over 2,051 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.

Gokul Shirgaon Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,106 628 478
Literacy 84.9% 76.9% 70.7%
Scheduled Caste 1,521 800 721
Scheduled Tribe 36 17 19
Illiterate 2,239 1,055 1,184

Caste-wise Population - Gokul Shirgaon

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.4% of total population in Gokul Shirgaon.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,521 800 721
Schedule Tribe 36 17 19

Religion-wise Population - Gokul Shirgaon

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Gokul Shirgaon is 8,077 which is 93.67% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Gokul Shirgaon is 440 which is 5.1% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Gokul Shirgaon as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 8,077 (93.67%) 4,291 3,786
Muslim 440 (5.1%) 234 206
Christian 26 (0.3%) 13 13
Sikh 1 (0.01%) 1 0
Buddhist 30 (0.35%) 12 18
Jain 41 (0.48%) 19 22
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 8 (0.09%) 6 2

Literacy Rate - Gokul Shirgaon

The total literacy rate of Gokul Shirgaon was 84.93% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 82.34% of Maharashtra. Population-wise, out of total 6,384 literates, males were 3,521 while females were 2,863. Also the male literacy rate was 89.18% and the female literacy rate was 80.22% in Gokul Shirgaon.

  Gokul Shirgaon Maharashtra
Female 80.22% 75.87%
Male 89.18% 88.38%
Total 84.93% 82.34%

Sex Ratio - Gokul Shirgaon

The Sex Ratio of Gokul Shirgaon is 884. Thus per every 1000 men there were 884 females in Gokul Shirgaon. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 761 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 884 ) of Gokul Shirgaon.

Child Population - Gokul Shirgaon

According to Census 2011, there were 1,106 children between age 0 to 6 years in Gokul Shirgaon. Out of which 628 were male while 478 were female.

Working Population - Gokul Shirgaon

In Gokul Shirgaon Census Town out of total population, 3,196 were engaged in work activities. 89.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,196 workers engaged in Main Work, 183 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 104 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,862 2,311 551
Cultivators 183 124 59
Agriculture Labourer 104 55 49
Household Industries 80 49 31
Other Workers 2,495 2,083 412
Marginal Workers 334 199 135
Non Working 5,427 2,066 3,361

Gokul Shirgaon Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Gokul Shirgaon is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 8,623 74% 884

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