Gorka Population, Caste, Working Data Raigarh, Chhattisgarh - Census 2011

Gorka is a village situated in Raigarh tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 547 families residing in the village Gorka. The total population of Gorka is 2,107 out of which 1,089 are males and 1,018 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gorka is 935.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gorka village is 397 which is 19% of the total population. There are 191 male children and 206 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gorka is 1,079 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (935) of Gorka village.

Population
2,107
Families
547
Literacy
77.72%
Sex Ratio
935

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gorka is 77.7%. Thus Gorka village has higher literacy rate compared to 63.7% of Raigarh district. The male literacy rate is 86.86% and the female literacy rate is 67.61% in Gorka village.

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

Gorka Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 397 191 206
Literacy 77.72% 86.86% 67.61%
Scheduled Caste 242 119 123
Scheduled Tribe 478 226 252
Illiterate 778 309 469

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 22.7% of total population in Gorka village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Gorka village out of total population, 665 were engaged in work activities. 89.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 665 workers engaged in Main Work, 8 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 95 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 598 553 45
Cultivators 8 8 0
Agriculture Labourer 95 85 10
Household Industries 18 15 3
Other Workers 477 445 32
Marginal Workers 67 34 33
Non Working 1,442 502 940

Nearby Villages to Gorka,

Below are the list of villages near Gorka village in Raigarh.

Village Population
Khairpur 4,953
Chiraipani 3,279
Kalmi 787
Tipakhol 253
Urdana 2,752
Patrapali 4,287
Bijepur 2,113
Barmuda 898
Gowerdhanpur 744
Saraipali 891

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