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

Ghoshpur is a village situated in Khanakul - I block of Hugli district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 4,039 families residing in the village Ghoshpur. The total population of Ghoshpur is 19,014 out of which 9,838 are males and 9,176 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ghoshpur is 933.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ghoshpur village is 2371 which is 12% of the total population. There are 1200 male children and 1171 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ghoshpur is 976 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (933) of Ghoshpur village.

Population
19,014
Families
4,039
Literacy
80.95%
Sex Ratio
933

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ghoshpur is 81%. Thus Ghoshpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 73.9% of Hugli district. The male literacy rate is 86.62% and the female literacy rate is 74.84% in Ghoshpur village.

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

Ghoshpur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,371 1,200 1,171
Literacy 80.95% 86.62% 74.84%
Scheduled Caste 2,576 1,302 1,274
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 5,541 2,356 3,185

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Ghoshpur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Ghoshpur village out of total population, 6,198 were engaged in work activities. 82.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 6,198 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,116 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,335 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,109 4,879 230
Cultivators 1,116 1,100 16
Agriculture Labourer 1,335 1,285 50
Household Industries 803 753 50
Other Workers 1,855 1,741 114
Marginal Workers 1,089 909 180
Non Working 12,816 4,050 8,766

Nearby Villages to Ghoshpur,

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

Village Population
Pilkhan 4,176
Paschim Ghoshpur 2,846
Gangpur 346
Madhabkundu 804
Ghashua 2,918
Paschim Thakurani Chak 5,514
Mahishgot 4,414
Purbba Thakurani Chak 7,076
Madanbati 2,238
Sankarpur 3,389

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