Gandhiya Population, Caste, Working Data Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh - Census 2011

Gandhiya is a village situated in Jaisinghnagar tehsil of Shahdol district in Madhya Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 447 families residing in the village Gandhiya. The total population of Gandhiya is 1,660 out of which 838 are males and 822 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gandhiya is 981.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gandhiya village is 268 which is 16% of the total population. There are 126 male children and 142 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gandhiya is 1,127 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (981) of Gandhiya village.

Population
1,660
Families
447
Literacy
67.31%
Sex Ratio
981

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gandhiya is 67.3%. Thus Gandhiya village has higher literacy rate compared to 56.7% of Shahdol district. The male literacy rate is 79.63% and the female literacy rate is 54.41% in Gandhiya village.

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

Gandhiya Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 268 126 142
Literacy 67.31% 79.63% 54.41%
Scheduled Caste 164 95 69
Scheduled Tribe 1,082 522 560
Illiterate 723 271 452

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 65.2% of total population in Gandhiya village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Gandhiya village out of total population, 869 were engaged in work activities. 28.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 71.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 869 workers engaged in Main Work, 90 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 90 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 244 223 21
Cultivators 90 87 3
Agriculture Labourer 90 84 6
Household Industries 8 8 0
Other Workers 56 44 12
Marginal Workers 625 248 377
Non Working 791 367 424

Nearby Villages to Gandhiya,

Below are the list of villages near Gandhiya village in Jaisinghnagar.

Village Population
Amjhor 3,014
Dadar 1,348
Nakti Tola 332
Gajani 792
Ghirghori 357
Chhuihai Tola 588
Kusmi 462
Jagra Tola 869
Tendudol 798
Mair Tola 391

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