Gatia Population, Caste, Working Data Murshidabad, West Bengal - Census 2011

Gatia is a village situated in Kandi block of Murshidabad district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,172 families residing in the village Gatia. The total population of Gatia is 5,413 out of which 2,804 are males and 2,609 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gatia is 930.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gatia village is 793 which is 15% of the total population. There are 408 male children and 385 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gatia is 944 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (930) of Gatia village.

Population
5,413
Families
1,172
Literacy
68.12%
Sex Ratio
930

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gatia is 68.1%. Thus Gatia village has higher literacy rate compared to 57.1% of Murshidabad district. The male literacy rate is 75.92% and the female literacy rate is 59.71% in Gatia village.

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

Gatia Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 793 408 385
Literacy 68.12% 75.92% 59.71%
Scheduled Caste 346 182 164
Scheduled Tribe 2 2 0
Illiterate 2,266 985 1,281

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Gatia village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Gatia village out of total population, 1,619 were engaged in work activities. 85.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,619 workers engaged in Main Work, 310 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 853 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,382 1,271 111
Cultivators 310 294 16
Agriculture Labourer 853 783 70
Household Industries 15 13 2
Other Workers 204 181 23
Marginal Workers 237 131 106
Non Working 3,794 1,402 2,392

Nearby Villages to Gatia,

Below are the list of villages near Gatia village in Kandi.

Village Population
Bahadurpur 1,269
Belun 869
Sole Para 3,152
Khordda Narayanpur 829
Durlabhpur 1,828
Kumar Sanda 8,320
Noapara 2,692
Madarhati 1,764
Bijay Nagar 1,770
Ranagram 1,814

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