Gauranga Chak Population, Caste, Working Data Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Gauranga Chak is a village situated in Pingla block of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 161 families residing in the village Gauranga Chak. The total population of Gauranga Chak is 714 out of which 361 are males and 353 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gauranga Chak is 978.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gauranga Chak village is 86 which is 12% of the total population. There are 43 male children and 43 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gauranga Chak is 1,000 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (978) of Gauranga Chak village.

Population
714
Families
161
Literacy
86.15%
Sex Ratio
978

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gauranga Chak is 86.1%. Thus Gauranga Chak village has higher literacy rate compared to 69% of Paschim Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 93.71% and the female literacy rate is 78.39% in Gauranga Chak village.

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

Gauranga Chak Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 86 43 43
Literacy 86.15% 93.71% 78.39%
Scheduled Caste 72 34 38
Scheduled Tribe 94 45 49
Illiterate 173 63 110

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 13.2% of total population in Gauranga Chak village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Gauranga Chak village out of total population, 279 were engaged in work activities. 93.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 6.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 279 workers engaged in Main Work, 117 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 77 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 262 220 42
Cultivators 117 115 2
Agriculture Labourer 77 52 25
Household Industries 5 4 1
Other Workers 63 49 14
Marginal Workers 17 9 8
Non Working 435 132 303

Nearby Villages to Gauranga Chak,

Below are the list of villages near Gauranga Chak village in Pingla.

Village Population
Mian Chak 315
Aknagere 538
Ujan 1,415
Gangadas Chak 508
Salmara 295
Eral Chak 600
Gopikanta Bar 434
Panchgerya 674
Pingla 5,253
Raghunath Chak 949

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