Gokan Population, Caste, Working Data Cuttack, Odisha - Census 2011

Gokan is a village situated in Mahanga block of Cuttack district in Odisha. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 419 families residing in the village Gokan. The total population of Gokan is 1,558 out of which 792 are males and 766 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gokan is 967.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gokan village is 161 which is 10% of the total population. There are 85 male children and 76 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gokan is 894 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (967) of Gokan village.

Population
1,558
Families
419
Literacy
84.68%
Sex Ratio
967

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gokan is 84.7%. Thus Gokan village has higher literacy rate compared to 76.6% of Cuttack district. The male literacy rate is 91.94% and the female literacy rate is 77.25% in Gokan village.

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

Gokan Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 161 85 76
Literacy 84.68% 91.94% 77.25%
Scheduled Caste 216 108 108
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 375 142 233

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Gokan village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Gokan village out of total population, 462 were engaged in work activities. 84.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 462 workers engaged in Main Work, 152 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 85 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 391 361 30
Cultivators 152 150 2
Agriculture Labourer 85 81 4
Household Industries 51 40 11
Other Workers 103 90 13
Marginal Workers 71 48 23
Non Working 1,096 383 713

Nearby Villages to Gokan,

Below are the list of villages near Gokan village in Mahanga.

Village Population
manijori 1,139
Osanga 832
Debario 536
Barahipur 1,767
Sukuapada 477
Mahanga 1,069
Erakana 818
Raghunathnagar 772
Goratanga 674
Budhukunia 794

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