Gaurhati Population, Caste, Working Data Hugli, West Bengal - Census 2011

Gaurhati is a village situated in Arambag block of Hugli district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,011 families residing in the village Gaurhati. The total population of Gaurhati is 13,084 out of which 6,716 are males and 6,368 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gaurhati is 948.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gaurhati village is 1380 which is 11% of the total population. There are 694 male children and 686 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gaurhati is 988 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (948) of Gaurhati village.

Population
13,084
Families
3,011
Literacy
80.67%
Sex Ratio
948

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gaurhati is 80.7%. Thus Gaurhati village has higher literacy rate compared to 73.9% of Hugli district. The male literacy rate is 87.28% and the female literacy rate is 73.67% in Gaurhati village.

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

Gaurhati Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,380 694 686
Literacy 80.67% 87.28% 73.67%
Scheduled Caste 4,744 2,403 2,341
Scheduled Tribe 79 38 41
Illiterate 3,642 1,460 2,182

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 36.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.6% of total population in Gaurhati village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Gaurhati village out of total population, 5,162 were engaged in work activities. 78.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 21.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 5,162 workers engaged in Main Work, 671 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,075 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 4,065 3,629 436
Cultivators 671 652 19
Agriculture Labourer 1,075 1,012 63
Household Industries 731 560 171
Other Workers 1,588 1,405 183
Marginal Workers 1,097 501 596
Non Working 7,922 2,586 5,336

Nearby Villages to Gaurhati,

Below are the list of villages near Gaurhati village in Arambag.

Village Population
Kapsit 2,208
Subhayapur 675
Helar Chak 655
Khalar 1,271
Tatar Chak 702
Puisara 733
Ratanpur 1,170
Gauri 1,148
Dongal 1,579
Fate Chak 556

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