Gajgaon Population, Caste, Working Data Khunti, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Gajgaon is a village situated in Murhu block of Khunti district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 199 families residing in the village Gajgaon. The total population of Gajgaon is 1,194 out of which 606 are males and 588 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gajgaon is 970.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gajgaon village is 157 which is 13% of the total population. There are 71 male children and 86 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gajgaon is 1,211 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (970) of Gajgaon village.

Population
1,194
Families
199
Literacy
79.56%
Sex Ratio
970

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gajgaon is 79.6%. Thus Gajgaon village has higher literacy rate compared to 53.5% of Khunti district. The male literacy rate is 85.23% and the female literacy rate is 73.51% in Gajgaon village.

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

Gajgaon Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 157 71 86
Literacy 79.56% 85.23% 73.51%
Scheduled Caste 8 3 5
Scheduled Tribe 1,089 548 541
Illiterate 369 150 219

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 91.2% of total population in Gajgaon village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Gajgaon village out of total population, 628 were engaged in work activities. 33.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 66.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 628 workers engaged in Main Work, 76 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 28 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 208 156 52
Cultivators 76 66 10
Agriculture Labourer 28 25 3
Household Industries 31 17 14
Other Workers 73 48 25
Marginal Workers 420 214 206
Non Working 566 236 330

Nearby Villages to Gajgaon,

Below are the list of villages near Gajgaon village in Murhu.

Village Population
Hansa 1,702
Perka 581
Charid 845
Mahil 1,631
Pokla 382
Sardula 97
Ithe 1,324
Meral 390
Kunjla 2,347
Dulua 363

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