Geraon Population, Caste, Working Data Korba, Chhattisgarh - Census 2011

Geraon is a village situated in Korba tehsil of Korba district in Chhattisgarh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 276 families residing in the village Geraon. The total population of Geraon is 1,101 out of which 537 are males and 564 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Geraon is 1,050.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Geraon village is 167 which is 15% of the total population. There are 82 male children and 85 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Geraon is 1,037 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,050) of Geraon village.

Population
1,101
Families
276
Literacy
59.85%
Sex Ratio
1,050

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Geraon is 59.9%. Thus Geraon village has lower literacy rate compared to 62.1% of Korba district. The male literacy rate is 72.53% and the female literacy rate is 47.81% in Geraon village.

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

Geraon Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 167 82 85
Literacy 59.85% 72.53% 47.81%
Scheduled Caste 49 22 27
Scheduled Tribe 930 455 475
Illiterate 542 207 335

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 4.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 84.5% of total population in Geraon village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Geraon village out of total population, 680 were engaged in work activities. 50.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 49.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 680 workers engaged in Main Work, 130 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 199 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 344 236 108
Cultivators 130 105 25
Agriculture Labourer 199 122 77
Household Industries 8 6 2
Other Workers 7 3 4
Marginal Workers 336 95 241
Non Working 421 206 215

Nearby Villages to Geraon,

Below are the list of villages near Geraon village in Korba.

Village Population
Madanpur 1,778
Batati 831
Chachiya 2,335
Kerakachhar 1,078
Girari 759
Darga 703
Samarkana 557
Pasarkhet 883
Gidhkuwari 896
Dhaurabhatha 595

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