Goraya Population, Caste, Working Data Hoshiarpur, Punjab - Census 2011

Goraya is a village situated in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 181 families residing in the village Goraya. The total population of Goraya is 878 out of which 461 are males and 417 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Goraya is 905.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Goraya village is 89 which is 10% of the total population. There are 51 male children and 38 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Goraya is 745 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (905) of Goraya village.

Population
878
Families
181
Literacy
82%
Sex Ratio
905

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Goraya is 82%. Thus Goraya village has higher literacy rate compared to 75.6% of Hoshiarpur district. The male literacy rate is 84.63% and the female literacy rate is 79.16% in Goraya village.

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

Goraya Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 89 51 38
Literacy 82% 84.63% 79.16%
Scheduled Caste 360 189 171
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 231 114 117

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 41% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Goraya village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Goraya village out of total population, 570 were engaged in work activities. 87% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 13% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 570 workers engaged in Main Work, 86 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 8 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 496 249 247
Cultivators 86 65 21
Agriculture Labourer 8 5 3
Household Industries 2 0 2
Other Workers 400 179 221
Marginal Workers 74 40 34
Non Working 308 172 136

Nearby Villages to Goraya,

Below are the list of villages near Goraya village in Hoshiarpur.

Village Population
Hazipur 425
Daulowal 138
Nurpur 521
Badala 420
Nadali 8
Baich 958
Makimpur 379
Mirzapur 800
Kutabpur 571
Lalowal 352

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