Gangasagar Population, Caste, Working Data Purba Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011
Gangasagar is a village situated in Potashpur - II block of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 227 families residing in the village Gangasagar. The total population of Gangasagar is 938 out of which 460 are males and 478 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gangasagar is 1,039.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gangasagar village is 111 which is 12% of the total population. There are 49 male children and 62 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gangasagar is 1,265 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,039) of Gangasagar village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gangasagar is 86.1%. Thus Gangasagar village has higher literacy rate compared to 77% of Purba Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 94.4% and the female literacy rate is 77.88% in Gangasagar village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Gangasagar village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Gangasagar Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Gangasagar village.
Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|
Children | 111 | 49 | 62 |
Literacy | 86.09% | 94.4% | 77.88% |
Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scheduled Tribe | 5 | 3 | 2 |
Illiterate | 226 | 72 | 154 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.5% of total population in Gangasagar village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Gangasagar village out of total population, 469 were engaged in work activities. 66.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 33.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 469 workers engaged in Main Work, 206 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 81 were Agricultural labourer.
Total | Male | Female | |
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Main Workers | 312 | 283 | 29 |
Cultivators | 206 | 201 | 5 |
Agriculture Labourer | 81 | 59 | 22 |
Household Industries | 4 | 4 | 0 |
Other Workers | 21 | 19 | 2 |
Marginal Workers | 157 | 17 | 140 |
Non Working | 469 | 160 | 309 |
Nearby Villages to Gangasagar,
Below are the list of villages near Gangasagar village in Potashpur - II.
Village | Population |
---|---|
Chaksrihari | 259 |
Mustaphapur | 3,988 |
Girisha | 870 |
Manpur | 981 |
Kanpur | 2,083 |
Katnadighi | 989 |
Chaksrikrishna | 791 |
Nonakourda | 2,643 |
Tupchibar | 3,011 |
Paschimsai | 1,018 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Gangasagar, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal - Wikipedia