Gargaon Population, Caste, Working Data Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Gargaon is a village situated in Potka block of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 304 families residing in the village Gargaon. The total population of Gargaon is 1,327 out of which 665 are males and 662 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gargaon is 995.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gargaon village is 198 which is 15% of the total population. There are 104 male children and 94 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gargaon is 904 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (995) of Gargaon village.

Population
1,327
Families
304
Literacy
56.16%
Sex Ratio
995

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gargaon is 56.2%. Thus Gargaon village has lower literacy rate compared to 65.7% of Purbi Singhbhum district. The male literacy rate is 69.52% and the female literacy rate is 42.96% in Gargaon village.

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

Gargaon Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 198 104 94
Literacy 56.16% 69.52% 42.96%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 715 340 375
Illiterate 693 275 418

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 53.9% of total population in Gargaon village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Gargaon village out of total population, 363 were engaged in work activities. 4.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 95.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 363 workers engaged in Main Work, 1 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 17 16 1
Cultivators 1 1 0
Other Workers 16 15 1
Marginal Workers 346 288 58
Non Working 964 361 603

Nearby Villages to Gargaon,

Below are the list of villages near Gargaon village in Potka.

Village Population
Goalkata 1,455
Mohanadi 379
Sadedi 186
Porsa 608
Telaidi 236
Hitbasa 362
Butgora 433
Dhanguriya 267
Serengdih 520
Jamdi Alias Baruda 273

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