Gankot Population, Caste, Working Data Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand - Census 2011

Gankot is a village situated in Pithoragarh tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 99 families residing in the village Gankot. The total population of Gankot is 516 out of which 265 are males and 251 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gankot is 947.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gankot village is 76 which is 15% of the total population. There are 40 male children and 36 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gankot is 900 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (947) of Gankot village.

Population
516
Families
99
Literacy
82.05%
Sex Ratio
947

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gankot is 82%. Thus Gankot village has higher literacy rate compared to 71.5% of Pithoragarh district. The male literacy rate is 96% and the female literacy rate is 67.44% in Gankot village.

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

Gankot Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 76 40 36
Literacy 82.05% 96% 67.44%
Scheduled Caste 373 197 176
Scheduled Tribe 14 9 5
Illiterate 155 49 106

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 72.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.7% of total population in Gankot village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Gankot village out of total population, 161 were engaged in work activities. 78.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 21.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 161 workers engaged in Main Work, 36 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 126 98 28
Cultivators 36 17 19
Other Workers 90 81 9
Marginal Workers 35 32 3
Non Working 355 135 220

Nearby Villages to Gankot,

Below are the list of villages near Gankot village in Pithoragarh .

Village Population
Dunda Khola 144
Machhina Kholi 93
Bisar 524
Paganna 143
Rawal Gaon 302
Takari 421
Banauli Bhat 245
Darim Khola 454
Paun 954
Aicholi 1,290

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