Goelkera Population, Caste, Working Data Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Goelkera is a village situated in Goilkera block of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 301 families residing in the village Goelkera. The total population of Goelkera is 1,476 out of which 725 are males and 751 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Goelkera is 1,036.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Goelkera village is 266 which is 18% of the total population. There are 131 male children and 135 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Goelkera is 1,031 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,036) of Goelkera village.

Population
1,476
Families
301
Literacy
60.66%
Sex Ratio
1,036

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Goelkera is 60.7%. Thus Goelkera village has higher literacy rate compared to 48.4% of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. The male literacy rate is 74.75% and the female literacy rate is 47.08% in Goelkera village.

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

Goelkera Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 266 131 135
Literacy 60.66% 74.75% 47.08%
Scheduled Caste 7 2 5
Scheduled Tribe 1,265 628 637
Illiterate 742 281 461

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 85.7% of total population in Goelkera village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Goelkera village out of total population, 775 were engaged in work activities. 56.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 43.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 775 workers engaged in Main Work, 134 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 220 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 435 266 169
Cultivators 134 79 55
Agriculture Labourer 220 133 87
Household Industries 17 8 9
Other Workers 64 46 18
Marginal Workers 340 128 212
Non Working 701 331 370

Nearby Villages to Goelkera,

Below are the list of villages near Goelkera village in Goilkera.

Village Population
Goilkera Bazar 1,692
Kontora 552
Goilkera Krishna Tola 1,957
Ruinkut 774
Berahundru 509
Katkera 641
Kutpai 604
Buruhundru 1,147
Darbo 602
Jatiserang 525

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