Gaighata Population, Caste, Working Data North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal - Census 2011

Gaighata is a village situated in Gaighata block of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 925 families residing in the village Gaighata. The total population of Gaighata is 3,878 out of which 1,999 are males and 1,879 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gaighata is 940.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gaighata village is 354 which is 9% of the total population. There are 197 male children and 157 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gaighata is 797 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (940) of Gaighata village.

Population
3,878
Families
925
Literacy
91.15%
Sex Ratio
940

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gaighata is 91.1%. Thus Gaighata village has higher literacy rate compared to 76% of North Twenty Four Parganas district. The male literacy rate is 93.84% and the female literacy rate is 88.33% in Gaighata village.

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

Gaighata Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 354 197 157
Literacy 91.15% 93.84% 88.33%
Scheduled Caste 1,069 572 497
Scheduled Tribe 13 4 9
Illiterate 666 308 358

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 27.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Gaighata village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Gaighata village out of total population, 1,376 were engaged in work activities. 97.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 2.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,376 workers engaged in Main Work, 88 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 361 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,346 1,149 197
Cultivators 88 86 2
Agriculture Labourer 361 303 58
Household Industries 36 15 21
Other Workers 861 745 116
Marginal Workers 30 8 22
Non Working 2,502 842 1,660

Nearby Villages to Gaighata,

Below are the list of villages near Gaighata village in Gaighata.

Village Population
Rampur 6,936
Amkola 3,175
Rajapur 3,621
Baghna 3,639
Tengra 2,654
Gopalpur 1,376
Chandigar 3,051
Charuigachhi 2,548
Narikela 5,222
Naigachhi 1,720

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