Gehoon Population, Caste, Working Data Barmer, Rajasthan - Census 2011

Gehoon is a village situated in Barmer tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 280 families residing in the village Gehoon. The total population of Gehoon is 1,572 out of which 833 are males and 739 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gehoon is 887.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gehoon village is 306 which is 19% of the total population. There are 174 male children and 132 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gehoon is 759 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (887) of Gehoon village.

Population
1,572
Families
280
Literacy
51.34%
Sex Ratio
887

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gehoon is 51.3%. Thus Gehoon village has higher literacy rate compared to 45.6% of Barmer district. The male literacy rate is 66.92% and the female literacy rate is 34.43% in Gehoon village.

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

Gehoon Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 306 174 132
Literacy 51.34% 66.92% 34.43%
Scheduled Caste 300 163 137
Scheduled Tribe 373 204 169
Illiterate 922 392 530

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 19.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 23.7% of total population in Gehoon village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Gehoon village out of total population, 584 were engaged in work activities. 35.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 64.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 584 workers engaged in Main Work, 25 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 42 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 205 188 17
Cultivators 25 24 1
Agriculture Labourer 42 37 5
Household Industries 1 1 0
Other Workers 137 126 11
Marginal Workers 379 182 197
Non Working 988 463 525

Nearby Villages to Gehoon,

Below are the list of villages near Gehoon village in Barmer.

Village Population
Barmer City 16,287
Hapon Ki Dhani 909
Somaniyon Ki Dhani 1,324
Bidasar 2,252
Daroora 2,198
Barmer Magra 2,640
Adarsh Basti Gudisar 268
Udai Nagar 345
Dolaniyon Ki Dhani 345
Jalipa 1,889

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