Gorkal Population, Caste, Working Data Raichur, Karnataka - Census 2011

Gorkal is a village situated in Manvi taluka of Raichur district in Karnataka. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 609 families residing in the village Gorkal. The total population of Gorkal is 2,964 out of which 1,497 are males and 1,467 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gorkal is 980.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gorkal village is 439 which is 15% of the total population. There are 227 male children and 212 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gorkal is 934 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (980) of Gorkal village.

Population
2,964
Families
609
Literacy
54.61%
Sex Ratio
980

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gorkal is 54.6%. Thus Gorkal village has higher literacy rate compared to 50.8% of Raichur district. The male literacy rate is 68.11% and the female literacy rate is 40.96% in Gorkal village.

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

Gorkal Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 439 227 212
Literacy 54.61% 68.11% 40.96%
Scheduled Caste 401 190 211
Scheduled Tribe 235 134 101
Illiterate 1,585 632 953

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 7.9% of total population in Gorkal village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Gorkal village out of total population, 1,527 were engaged in work activities. 94.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,527 workers engaged in Main Work, 667 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 594 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,442 785 657
Cultivators 667 390 277
Agriculture Labourer 594 255 339
Household Industries 11 4 7
Other Workers 170 136 34
Marginal Workers 85 44 41
Non Working 1,437 668 769

Nearby Villages to Gorkal,

Below are the list of villages near Gorkal village in Manvi.

Village Population
Kambalanetti 812
Sunkeswara 3,525
Walkam Dinni 1,617
Sadapur 1,700
Advi Khanapur 936
Murharpur 1,269
Aroli 3,573
Seekal 992
Kurdi 8,910
Bapur 414

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