Gaganpur Population, Caste, Working Data Birbhum, West Bengal - Census 2011

Gaganpur is a village situated in Murarai - II block of Birbhum district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 583 families residing in the village Gaganpur. The total population of Gaganpur is 2,033 out of which 1,019 are males and 1,014 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gaganpur is 995.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gaganpur village is 306 which is 15% of the total population. There are 157 male children and 149 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gaganpur is 949 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (995) of Gaganpur village.

Population
2,033
Families
583
Literacy
65.37%
Sex Ratio
995

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gaganpur is 65.4%. Thus Gaganpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 61.6% of Birbhum district. The male literacy rate is 74.71% and the female literacy rate is 56.07% in Gaganpur village.

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

Gaganpur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 306 157 149
Literacy 65.37% 74.71% 56.07%
Scheduled Caste 1,159 594 565
Scheduled Tribe 16 4 12
Illiterate 904 375 529

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 57% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.8% of total population in Gaganpur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Gaganpur village out of total population, 891 were engaged in work activities. 74.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 25.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 891 workers engaged in Main Work, 84 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 396 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 660 557 103
Cultivators 84 83 1
Agriculture Labourer 396 338 58
Household Industries 131 91 40
Other Workers 49 45 4
Marginal Workers 231 57 174
Non Working 1,142 405 737

Nearby Villages to Gaganpur,

Below are the list of villages near Gaganpur village in Murarai - II.

Village Population
Paikar 12,250
Kichai 1,024
Bardhanpara 3,492
Mitrapur 15,452
Kamarkhul 4,598
Lakshmidanga 3,118
Bhagail 2,933
Jijigram 6,977
Panchahar 1,578
Simgram 1,375

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