Gahwan Population, Caste, Working Data Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh - Census 2011

Gahwan is a village situated in Alirajpur tehsil of Alirajpur district in Madhya Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 265 families residing in the village Gahwan. The total population of Gahwan is 1,974 out of which 1,025 are males and 949 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gahwan is 926.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gahwan village is 557 which is 28% of the total population. There are 286 male children and 271 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gahwan is 948 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (926) of Gahwan village.

Population
1,974
Families
265
Literacy
35.43%
Sex Ratio
926

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gahwan is 35.4%. Thus Gahwan village has higher literacy rate compared to 28.8% of Alirajpur district. The male literacy rate is 42.08% and the female literacy rate is 28.17% in Gahwan village.

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

Gahwan Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 557 286 271
Literacy 35.43% 42.08% 28.17%
Scheduled Caste 1 0 1
Scheduled Tribe 1,957 1,015 942
Illiterate 1,472 714 758

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 99.1% of total population in Gahwan village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Gahwan village out of total population, 1,010 were engaged in work activities. 58.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 41.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,010 workers engaged in Main Work, 568 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 16 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 588 301 287
Cultivators 568 291 277
Agriculture Labourer 16 8 8
Other Workers 4 2 2
Marginal Workers 422 233 189
Non Working 964 491 473

Nearby Villages to Gahwan,

Below are the list of villages near Gahwan village in Alirajpur.

Village Population
Kherwad 583
Baddala 3,709
Kukawat 697
Baheda 1,762
Pithanpur 492
Ghoghalpur 1,211
Indi 817
Raksala 834
Giljhiri 407
Dabdi 1,431

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