Gokulnagar Population, Caste, Working Data Puruliya, West Bengal - Census 2011

Gokulnagar is a village situated in Jhalda - I block of Puruliya district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 173 families residing in the village Gokulnagar. The total population of Gokulnagar is 835 out of which 409 are males and 426 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gokulnagar is 1,042.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gokulnagar village is 119 which is 14% of the total population. There are 49 male children and 70 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gokulnagar is 1,429 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,042) of Gokulnagar village.

Population
835
Families
173
Literacy
74.44%
Sex Ratio
1,042

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gokulnagar is 74.4%. Thus Gokulnagar village has higher literacy rate compared to 55.5% of Puruliya district. The male literacy rate is 83.06% and the female literacy rate is 65.73% in Gokulnagar village.

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

Gokulnagar Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 119 49 70
Literacy 74.44% 83.06% 65.73%
Scheduled Caste 58 29 29
Scheduled Tribe 215 110 105
Illiterate 302 110 192

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 25.7% of total population in Gokulnagar village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Gokulnagar village out of total population, 337 were engaged in work activities. 46.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 53.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 337 workers engaged in Main Work, 49 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 13 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 158 133 25
Cultivators 49 46 3
Agriculture Labourer 13 13 0
Household Industries 5 3 2
Other Workers 91 71 20
Marginal Workers 179 80 99
Non Working 498 196 302

Nearby Villages to Gokulnagar,

Below are the list of villages near Gokulnagar village in Jhalda - I.

Village Population
Nutandi 864
Masina 2,724
Kutidih 706
Badgram 578
Saramba 871
Pat Jhalda 1,085
Ona 966
Dumaria 1,459
Kanrbandhi 111
Bargram 396

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