Ghongha Population, Caste, Working Data Puruliya, West Bengal - Census 2011

Ghongha is a village situated in Purulia - II block of Puruliya district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 656 families residing in the village Ghongha. The total population of Ghongha is 3,803 out of which 2,001 are males and 1,802 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ghongha is 901.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ghongha village is 536 which is 14% of the total population. There are 277 male children and 259 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ghongha is 935 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (901) of Ghongha village.

Population
3,803
Families
656
Literacy
62.32%
Sex Ratio
901

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ghongha is 62.3%. Thus Ghongha village has higher literacy rate compared to 55.5% of Puruliya district. The male literacy rate is 76.74% and the female literacy rate is 46.21% in Ghongha village.

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

Ghongha Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 536 277 259
Literacy 62.32% 76.74% 46.21%
Scheduled Caste 1,525 796 729
Scheduled Tribe 33 16 17
Illiterate 1,767 678 1,089

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 40.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.9% of total population in Ghongha village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Ghongha village out of total population, 1,375 were engaged in work activities. 36% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 64% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,375 workers engaged in Main Work, 111 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 73 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 495 436 59
Cultivators 111 105 6
Agriculture Labourer 73 62 11
Household Industries 54 48 6
Other Workers 257 221 36
Marginal Workers 880 624 256
Non Working 2,428 941 1,487

Nearby Villages to Ghongha,

Below are the list of villages near Ghongha village in Purulia - II.

Village Population
Dabar 1,227
Balarampur 1,972
Chakirban 1,945
Loharsol 943
Naudiha 2,765
Surulia 2,451
Birgiri 1,208
Hatuara 2,353
Bongabari 4,215
Shyampur 1,006

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