Gidhwas Population, Caste, Working Data Araria, Bihar - Census 2011

Gidhwas is a village situated in Raniganj block of Araria district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 802 families residing in the village Gidhwas. The total population of Gidhwas is 3,793 out of which 1,929 are males and 1,864 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gidhwas is 966.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gidhwas village is 746 which is 20% of the total population. There are 395 male children and 351 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gidhwas is 889 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (966) of Gidhwas village.

Population
3,793
Families
802
Literacy
62.42%
Sex Ratio
966

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gidhwas is 62.4%. Thus Gidhwas village has higher literacy rate compared to 42.5% of Araria district. The male literacy rate is 70.27% and the female literacy rate is 54.46% in Gidhwas village.

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

Gidhwas Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 746 395 351
Literacy 62.42% 70.27% 54.46%
Scheduled Caste 909 465 444
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,891 851 1,040

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 24% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Gidhwas village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Gidhwas village out of total population, 1,332 were engaged in work activities. 78.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 21.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,332 workers engaged in Main Work, 179 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 602 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,043 712 331
Cultivators 179 150 29
Agriculture Labourer 602 427 175
Household Industries 13 6 7
Other Workers 249 129 120
Marginal Workers 289 205 84
Non Working 2,461 1,012 1,449

Nearby Villages to Gidhwas,

Below are the list of villages near Gidhwas village in Raniganj.

Village Population
Gunwanti 7,518
Hansa 10,038
Basaithi Math 524
Pachera 4,762
Basaithi 13,579
Kajra 3,577
Bhawani Nagar 2,856
Kamalpur 1,357
Bausi 8,909
Kamalpur 1,209

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