Gerul Population, Caste, Working Data Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Gerul is a village situated in Bansihari block of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 99 families residing in the village Gerul. The total population of Gerul is 443 out of which 220 are males and 223 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gerul is 1,014.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gerul village is 66 which is 15% of the total population. There are 30 male children and 36 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gerul is 1,200 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,014) of Gerul village.

Population
443
Families
99
Literacy
39.52%
Sex Ratio
1,014

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gerul is 39.5%. Thus Gerul village has lower literacy rate compared to 64.6% of Dakshin Dinajpur district. The male literacy rate is 49.47% and the female literacy rate is 29.41% in Gerul village.

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

Gerul Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 66 30 36
Literacy 39.52% 49.47% 29.41%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 436 217 219
Illiterate 294 126 168

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 98.4% of total population in Gerul village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Gerul village out of total population, 233 were engaged in work activities. 61.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 38.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 233 workers engaged in Main Work, 31 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 111 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 144 115 29
Cultivators 31 30 1
Agriculture Labourer 111 84 27
Other Workers 2 1 1
Marginal Workers 89 6 83
Non Working 210 99 111

Nearby Villages to Gerul,

Below are the list of villages near Gerul village in Bansihari.

Village Population
Amilas 946
Deogaon 761
Paharpur 341
Rajapur 305
Rejatpur 133
Mirahati 1,190
Barabari 202
Dakshin Gopalpur 820
Kesharghata 970
Kandarpur 356

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