Ghashua Population, Caste, Working Data Hugli, West Bengal - Census 2011

Ghashua is a village situated in Khanakul - I block of Hugli district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 675 families residing in the village Ghashua. The total population of Ghashua is 2,918 out of which 1,513 are males and 1,405 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ghashua is 929.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ghashua village is 257 which is 9% of the total population. There are 139 male children and 118 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ghashua is 849 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (929) of Ghashua village.

Population
2,918
Families
675
Literacy
80.65%
Sex Ratio
929

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ghashua is 80.6%. Thus Ghashua village has higher literacy rate compared to 73.9% of Hugli district. The male literacy rate is 87.19% and the female literacy rate is 73.66% in Ghashua village.

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

Ghashua Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 257 139 118
Literacy 80.65% 87.19% 73.66%
Scheduled Caste 104 58 46
Scheduled Tribe 24 15 9
Illiterate 772 315 457

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 3.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.8% of total population in Ghashua village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Ghashua village out of total population, 1,033 were engaged in work activities. 68.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 31.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,033 workers engaged in Main Work, 219 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 167 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 710 684 26
Cultivators 219 218 1
Agriculture Labourer 167 163 4
Household Industries 24 18 6
Other Workers 300 285 15
Marginal Workers 323 261 62
Non Working 1,885 568 1,317

Nearby Villages to Ghashua,

Below are the list of villages near Ghashua village in Khanakul - I.

Village Population
Mahishgot 4,414
Gangpur 346
Madanbati 2,238
Pilkhan 4,176
Gujrat 2,283
Ghoshpur 19,014
Mayal 1,266
Paschim Ghoshpur 2,846
Ichhapur 1,650
Madhabkundu 804

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