Goal Gaon Population, Caste, Working Data Jorhat, Assam - Census 2011

Goal Gaon is a village situated in Majuli circle of Jorhat district in Assam. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 486 families residing in the village Goal Gaon. The total population of Goal Gaon is 2,324 out of which 1,177 are males and 1,147 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Goal Gaon is 975.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Goal Gaon village is 287 which is 12% of the total population. There are 144 male children and 143 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Goal Gaon is 993 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (975) of Goal Gaon village.

Population
2,324
Families
486
Literacy
85.76%
Sex Ratio
975

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Goal Gaon is 85.8%. Thus Goal Gaon village has higher literacy rate compared to 72.8% of Jorhat district. The male literacy rate is 92.55% and the female literacy rate is 78.78% in Goal Gaon village.

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

Goal Gaon Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 287 144 143
Literacy 85.76% 92.55% 78.78%
Scheduled Caste 1,151 575 576
Scheduled Tribe 35 16 19
Illiterate 577 221 356

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 49.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.5% of total population in Goal Gaon village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Goal Gaon village out of total population, 745 were engaged in work activities. 75.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 24.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 745 workers engaged in Main Work, 298 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 12 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 561 520 41
Cultivators 298 283 15
Agriculture Labourer 12 6 6
Household Industries 22 21 1
Other Workers 229 210 19
Marginal Workers 184 143 41
Non Working 1,579 514 1,065

Nearby Villages to Goal Gaon,

Below are the list of villages near Goal Gaon village in Majuli.

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