Gelpajhar Population, Caste, Working Data Baksa, Assam - Census 2011

Gelpajhar is a village situated in Barama circle of Baksa district in Assam. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 277 families residing in the village Gelpajhar. The total population of Gelpajhar is 1,252 out of which 645 are males and 607 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gelpajhar is 941.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gelpajhar village is 120 which is 10% of the total population. There are 64 male children and 56 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gelpajhar is 875 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (941) of Gelpajhar village.

Population
1,252
Families
277
Literacy
83.57%
Sex Ratio
941

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gelpajhar is 83.6%. Thus Gelpajhar village has higher literacy rate compared to 60.3% of Baksa district. The male literacy rate is 91.91% and the female literacy rate is 74.77% in Gelpajhar village.

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

Gelpajhar Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 120 64 56
Literacy 83.57% 91.91% 74.77%
Scheduled Caste 16 8 8
Scheduled Tribe 276 142 134
Illiterate 306 111 195

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 22% of total population in Gelpajhar village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Gelpajhar village out of total population, 560 were engaged in work activities. 86.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 13.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 560 workers engaged in Main Work, 220 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 42 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 483 374 109
Cultivators 220 162 58
Agriculture Labourer 42 21 21
Household Industries 19 19 0
Other Workers 202 172 30
Marginal Workers 77 41 36
Non Working 692 230 462

Nearby Villages to Gelpajhar,

Below are the list of villages near Gelpajhar village in Barama.

Village Population
Khetrapara 315
Kumarpara 1,012
Barsimlaguri 1,017
Gormara 1,177
Khairabari 413
Kadamtola 1,931
Kaklabari 870
Alagjhar 2,785
Batachara 1,144
Bhogpur 2,445

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