Ghagara Population, Caste, Working Data Kendrapara, Odisha - Census 2011

Ghagara is a village situated in Nikirai block of Kendrapara district in Odisha. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 588 families residing in the village Ghagara. The total population of Ghagara is 2,649 out of which 1,301 are males and 1,348 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ghagara is 1,036.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ghagara village is 323 which is 12% of the total population. There are 176 male children and 147 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ghagara is 835 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,036) of Ghagara village.

Population
2,649
Families
588
Literacy
84.78%
Sex Ratio
1,036

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ghagara is 84.8%. Thus Ghagara village has higher literacy rate compared to 75.6% of Kendrapara district. The male literacy rate is 92.27% and the female literacy rate is 77.77% in Ghagara village.

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

Ghagara Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 323 176 147
Literacy 84.78% 92.27% 77.77%
Scheduled Caste 1,186 610 576
Scheduled Tribe 2 1 1
Illiterate 677 263 414

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 44.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Ghagara village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Ghagara village out of total population, 639 were engaged in work activities. 90% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 639 workers engaged in Main Work, 254 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 169 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 575 546 29
Cultivators 254 252 2
Agriculture Labourer 169 164 5
Household Industries 21 21 0
Other Workers 131 109 22
Marginal Workers 64 58 6
Non Working 2,010 697 1,313

Nearby Villages to Ghagara,

Below are the list of villages near Ghagara village in Nikirai.

Village Population
Charigan 2,470
Garajanga 919
DhumatSasan 2,051
Koltira 217
Dhumat 3,167
Mirzapur 412
Indupur 5,180
Kora 2,410
Paikarapur 1,101
Palakana 1,468

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