Gilgaon Population, Caste, Working Data Gadchiroli, Maharashtra - Census 2011

Gilgaon is a village situated in Chamorshi taluka of Gadchiroli district in Maharashtra. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 365 families residing in the village Gilgaon. The total population of Gilgaon is 1,437 out of which 733 are males and 704 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gilgaon is 960.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gilgaon village is 150 which is 10% of the total population. There are 89 male children and 61 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gilgaon is 685 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (960) of Gilgaon village.

Population
1,437
Families
365
Literacy
70.78%
Sex Ratio
960

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gilgaon is 70.8%. Thus Gilgaon village has higher literacy rate compared to 66% of Gadchiroli district. The male literacy rate is 79.35% and the female literacy rate is 62.21% in Gilgaon village.

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

Gilgaon Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 150 89 61
Literacy 70.78% 79.35% 62.21%
Scheduled Caste 7 4 3
Scheduled Tribe 286 150 136
Illiterate 526 222 304

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 19.9% of total population in Gilgaon village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Gilgaon village out of total population, 877 were engaged in work activities. 41.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 58.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 877 workers engaged in Main Work, 148 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 184 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 364 202 162
Cultivators 148 81 67
Agriculture Labourer 184 98 86
Household Industries 1 1 0
Other Workers 31 22 9
Marginal Workers 513 234 279
Non Working 560 297 263

Nearby Villages to Gilgaon,

Below are the list of villages near Gilgaon village in Chamorshi.

Village Population
Bandhona 965
Bhendikanhar 79
Kunghada Raiyyatwari 6,836
Thatari 172
Navegaon Raiyyatwari 2,281
Chitekanhar 245
Bhoganbodi 779
Kuthegaon 499
Maler Mal 1,208
Sonapur 1,891

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