Gajwa Population, Caste, Working Data Chatra, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Gajwa is a village situated in Pratappur block of Chatra district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 438 families residing in the village Gajwa. The total population of Gajwa is 2,722 out of which 1,440 are males and 1,282 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gajwa is 890.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gajwa village is 522 which is 19% of the total population. There are 269 male children and 253 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gajwa is 941 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (890) of Gajwa village.

Population
2,722
Families
438
Literacy
56.73%
Sex Ratio
890

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gajwa is 56.7%. Thus Gajwa village has higher literacy rate compared to 48.9% of Chatra district. The male literacy rate is 67.04% and the female literacy rate is 45% in Gajwa village.

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

Gajwa Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 522 269 253
Literacy 56.73% 67.04% 45%
Scheduled Caste 527 281 246
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,474 655 819

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 19.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Gajwa village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Gajwa village out of total population, 1,164 were engaged in work activities. 76.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 23.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,164 workers engaged in Main Work, 121 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 703 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 893 501 392
Cultivators 121 69 52
Agriculture Labourer 703 396 307
Household Industries 10 8 2
Other Workers 59 28 31
Marginal Workers 271 198 73
Non Working 1,558 741 817

Nearby Villages to Gajwa,

Below are the list of villages near Gajwa village in Pratappur.

Village Population
Jamua 880
Pathra 1,033
Tanrwa 3,804
Durgahi Bishunpur 1,048
Sikni 254
Monya 1,899
Jotdih 520
Bodhna Bishunpur 887
Shankarpur 688
Narotampur 1,171

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