Gorgawan Population, Caste, Working Data Godda, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Gorgawan is a village situated in Mahagama block of Godda district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 279 families residing in the village Gorgawan. The total population of Gorgawan is 1,865 out of which 966 are males and 899 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gorgawan is 931.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gorgawan village is 386 which is 21% of the total population. There are 203 male children and 183 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gorgawan is 901 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (931) of Gorgawan village.

Population
1,865
Families
279
Literacy
43.88%
Sex Ratio
931

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gorgawan is 43.9%. Thus Gorgawan village has lower literacy rate compared to 46% of Godda district. The male literacy rate is 50.2% and the female literacy rate is 37.15% in Gorgawan village.

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

Gorgawan Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 386 203 183
Literacy 43.88% 50.2% 37.15%
Scheduled Caste 368 203 165
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,216 583 633

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 19.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Gorgawan village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Gorgawan village out of total population, 787 were engaged in work activities. 98.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 1.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 787 workers engaged in Main Work, 151 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 559 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 778 481 297
Cultivators 151 112 39
Agriculture Labourer 559 321 238
Household Industries 7 0 7
Other Workers 61 48 13
Marginal Workers 9 2 7
Non Working 1,078 483 595

Nearby Villages to Gorgawan,

Below are the list of villages near Gorgawan village in Mahagama.

Village Population
Mali Chak 897
Naraini 2,335
Sital 765
Dhobia Chak 424
Bairia Chak 859
Dighi 5,885
Milik Hanwara 1,895
Bakanpur 1,079
Hanwara 4,128
Mohani 1,201

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