Gadkhali Population, Caste, Working Data South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal - Census 2011

Gadkhali is a village situated in Basanti block of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,067 families residing in the village Gadkhali. The total population of Gadkhali is 4,685 out of which 2,395 are males and 2,290 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gadkhali is 956.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gadkhali village is 637 which is 14% of the total population. There are 325 male children and 312 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gadkhali is 960 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (956) of Gadkhali village.

Population
4,685
Families
1,067
Literacy
71.67%
Sex Ratio
956

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gadkhali is 71.7%. Thus Gadkhali village has higher literacy rate compared to 67.8% of South Twenty Four Parganas district. The male literacy rate is 81.45% and the female literacy rate is 61.43% in Gadkhali village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Gadkhali village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Gadkhali Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Gadkhali village.

Total Male Female
Children 637 325 312
Literacy 71.67% 81.45% 61.43%
Scheduled Caste 2,098 1,087 1,011
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,784 709 1,075

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 44.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Gadkhali village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Gadkhali village out of total population, 1,670 were engaged in work activities. 52.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 47.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,670 workers engaged in Main Work, 164 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 509 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 879 807 72
Cultivators 164 155 9
Agriculture Labourer 509 490 19
Household Industries 21 17 4
Other Workers 185 145 40
Marginal Workers 791 532 259
Non Working 3,015 1,056 1,959

Nearby Villages to Gadkhali,

Below are the list of villages near Gadkhali village in Basanti.

Village Population
Mazidbari 1,673
Harekrishnapur 2,905
Dakshin Battala 1,832
Ranigar 2,973
Ramkrishnapur 2,176
Joygopalpur 3,323
Hogalduri 4,862
Jyotishpur 4,833
Kala Hazra 4,626
Radharanipur 4,976

Reference