Gaitar Population, Caste, Working Data Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Gaitar is a village situated in Raiganj block of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 213 families residing in the village Gaitar. The total population of Gaitar is 931 out of which 484 are males and 447 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gaitar is 924.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gaitar village is 118 which is 13% of the total population. There are 54 male children and 64 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gaitar is 1,185 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (924) of Gaitar village.

Population
931
Families
213
Literacy
69.99%
Sex Ratio
924

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gaitar is 70%. Thus Gaitar village has higher literacy rate compared to 49.5% of Uttar Dinajpur district. The male literacy rate is 76.98% and the female literacy rate is 62.14% in Gaitar village.

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

Gaitar Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 118 54 64
Literacy 69.99% 76.98% 62.14%
Scheduled Caste 640 341 299
Scheduled Tribe 6 3 3
Illiterate 362 153 209

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 68.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.6% of total population in Gaitar village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Gaitar village out of total population, 347 were engaged in work activities. 94.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 347 workers engaged in Main Work, 73 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 78 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 328 283 45
Cultivators 73 68 5
Agriculture Labourer 78 48 30
Household Industries 24 24 0
Other Workers 153 143 10
Marginal Workers 19 5 14
Non Working 584 196 388

Nearby Villages to Gaitar,

Below are the list of villages near Gaitar village in Raiganj.

Village Population
Golaisura 894
Raria 1,885
Chhota Narayanpur 897
Bhagdumair 918
Bhomra 5,539
Siagram 528
Chhatrapur 4,128
Kurial 341
Chhota Parua 5,258
Maria 944

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