Goalara Population, Caste, Working Data Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Goalara is a village situated in Kharagpur - II block of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 287 families residing in the village Goalara. The total population of Goalara is 1,217 out of which 612 are males and 605 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Goalara is 989.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Goalara village is 138 which is 11% of the total population. There are 69 male children and 69 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Goalara is 1,000 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (989) of Goalara village.

Population
1,217
Families
287
Literacy
79.05%
Sex Ratio
989

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Goalara is 79.1%. Thus Goalara village has higher literacy rate compared to 69% of Paschim Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 87.85% and the female literacy rate is 70.15% in Goalara village.

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

Goalara Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 138 69 69
Literacy 79.05% 87.85% 70.15%
Scheduled Caste 264 130 134
Scheduled Tribe 597 301 296
Illiterate 364 135 229

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 21.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 49.1% of total population in Goalara village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Goalara village out of total population, 535 were engaged in work activities. 29.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 70.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 535 workers engaged in Main Work, 63 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 48 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 159 147 12
Cultivators 63 63 0
Agriculture Labourer 48 39 9
Household Industries 6 6 0
Other Workers 42 39 3
Marginal Workers 376 205 171
Non Working 682 260 422

Nearby Villages to Goalara,

Below are the list of villages near Goalara village in Kharagpur - II.

Village Population
Paiknagari 479
Atsangra 54
Purulia 100
Gadgachhi 488
Barbete 258
Chakmakrampur 4,273
Maguria 257
Jamua 204
Shakmandal 1,988
Kalagerya 136

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