Gaurgram Population, Caste, Working Data Jalpaiguri, West Bengal - Census 2011

Gaurgram is a village situated in Maynaguri block of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 655 families residing in the village Gaurgram. The total population of Gaurgram is 3,016 out of which 1,568 are males and 1,448 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gaurgram is 923.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gaurgram village is 418 which is 14% of the total population. There are 223 male children and 195 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gaurgram is 874 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (923) of Gaurgram village.

Population
3,016
Families
655
Literacy
69.21%
Sex Ratio
923

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gaurgram is 69.2%. Thus Gaurgram village has higher literacy rate compared to 64.5% of Jalpaiguri district. The male literacy rate is 77.1% and the female literacy rate is 60.73% in Gaurgram village.

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

Gaurgram Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 418 223 195
Literacy 69.21% 77.1% 60.73%
Scheduled Caste 2,543 1,318 1,225
Scheduled Tribe 7 1 6
Illiterate 1,218 531 687

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 84.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Gaurgram village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Gaurgram village out of total population, 1,088 were engaged in work activities. 83.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 16.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,088 workers engaged in Main Work, 502 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 349 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 910 812 98
Cultivators 502 492 10
Agriculture Labourer 349 266 83
Household Industries 5 5 0
Other Workers 54 49 5
Marginal Workers 178 58 120
Non Working 1,928 698 1,230

Nearby Villages to Gaurgram,

Below are the list of villages near Gaurgram village in Maynaguri.

Village Population
Dharmmapur 8,353
Dakshin Putimari 1,882
Paschim Bara Gharia 2,087
Barnes 2,983
Sisuabari 724
Uttar Putimari 1,806
Gopalganj 522
Uttar Dangapara 3,832
Dakshin Ulladabari 4,586
Ulladabri 5,722

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