Ghasia Population, Caste, Working Data Banka, Bihar - Census 2011

Ghasia is a village situated in Dhuraiya block of Banka district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,146 families residing in the village Ghasia. The total population of Ghasia is 6,290 out of which 3,185 are males and 3,105 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ghasia is 975.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ghasia village is 1291 which is 21% of the total population. There are 618 male children and 673 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ghasia is 1,089 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (975) of Ghasia village.

Population
6,290
Families
1,146
Literacy
55.37%
Sex Ratio
975

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ghasia is 55.4%. Thus Ghasia village has higher literacy rate compared to 47.4% of Banka district. The male literacy rate is 64.32% and the female literacy rate is 45.93% in Ghasia village.

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

Ghasia Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,291 618 673
Literacy 55.37% 64.32% 45.93%
Scheduled Caste 219 111 108
Scheduled Tribe 6 3 3
Illiterate 3,522 1,534 1,988

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 3.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Ghasia village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Ghasia village out of total population, 1,769 were engaged in work activities. 59% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 41% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,769 workers engaged in Main Work, 261 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 380 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,043 853 190
Cultivators 261 246 15
Agriculture Labourer 380 280 100
Household Industries 15 12 3
Other Workers 387 315 72
Marginal Workers 726 561 165
Non Working 4,521 1,771 2,750

Nearby Villages to Ghasia,

Below are the list of villages near Ghasia village in Dhuraiya.

Village Population
Mandar Deru 720
Bhagalpur 2,288
Barkopderu 850
Rifaetpur 1,265
Kurma 5,490
Chormara 100
Phatu Chak 2,036
Gungdauri 1,963
Mazar Khurd 24
Dhuraia 1,535

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