Gilarchat Population, Caste, Working Data South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal - Census 2011

Gilarchat is a village situated in Mathurapur - II block of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 5,399 families residing in the village Gilarchat. The total population of Gilarchat is 25,897 out of which 13,342 are males and 12,555 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gilarchat is 941.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gilarchat village is 3264 which is 13% of the total population. There are 1632 male children and 1632 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gilarchat is 1,000 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (941) of Gilarchat village.

Population
25,897
Families
5,399
Literacy
76.83%
Sex Ratio
941

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gilarchat is 76.8%. Thus Gilarchat village has higher literacy rate compared to 67.8% of South Twenty Four Parganas district. The male literacy rate is 84.68% and the female literacy rate is 68.41% in Gilarchat village.

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

Gilarchat Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 3,264 1,632 1,632
Literacy 76.83% 84.68% 68.41%
Scheduled Caste 9,444 4,867 4,577
Scheduled Tribe 821 436 385
Illiterate 8,509 3,426 5,083

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 36.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.2% of total population in Gilarchat village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Gilarchat village out of total population, 9,058 were engaged in work activities. 54.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 45.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 9,058 workers engaged in Main Work, 919 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,991 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 4,898 4,475 423
Cultivators 919 887 32
Agriculture Labourer 1,991 1,881 110
Household Industries 196 163 33
Other Workers 1,792 1,544 248
Marginal Workers 4,160 3,069 1,091
Non Working 16,839 5,798 11,041

Nearby Villages to Gilarchat,

Below are the list of villages near Gilarchat village in Mathurapur - II.

Village Population
Kautala 11,725
Radhakantapur Abad 8,442
Istaranpur 1,864
Baribhanga Abad 6,773
Madpur 632
Raydighi Abad 20,467
Uttar Kashinagar 12,231
Dighirpar Bakultala 14,080
Khari 21,900
Chaplarkhop 4,088

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