Gahna Population, Caste, Working Data Nainital, Uttarakhand - Census 2011

Gahna is a village situated in Nainital tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 349 families residing in the village Gahna. The total population of Gahna is 1,968 out of which 1,018 are males and 950 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gahna is 933.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gahna village is 298 which is 15% of the total population. There are 149 male children and 149 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gahna is 1,000 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (933) of Gahna village.

Population
1,968
Families
349
Literacy
84.25%
Sex Ratio
933

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gahna is 84.3%. Thus Gahna village has higher literacy rate compared to 73% of Nainital district. The male literacy rate is 93.21% and the female literacy rate is 74.53% in Gahna village.

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

Gahna Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 298 149 149
Literacy 84.25% 93.21% 74.53%
Scheduled Caste 1,396 733 663
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 561 208 353

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 70.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Gahna village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Gahna village out of total population, 1,079 were engaged in work activities. 64.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 35.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,079 workers engaged in Main Work, 444 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 142 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 693 497 196
Cultivators 444 276 168
Agriculture Labourer 142 135 7
Other Workers 107 86 21
Marginal Workers 386 74 312
Non Working 889 447 442

Nearby Villages to Gahna,

Below are the list of villages near Gahna village in Nainital.

Village Population
Bhadyuthi 132
Saguna 106
Anuthi 198
Pichhal Tana 77
Pugrari 372
Visar Ganj 124
Pokhri 115
Jhutiya 1,118
Pidholi 258
Kanda 106

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