Gorkel Population, Caste, Working Data Kalahandi, Odisha - Census 2011

Gorkel is a village situated in Narala block of Kalahandi district in Odisha. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 122 families residing in the village Gorkel. The total population of Gorkel is 432 out of which 216 are males and 216 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gorkel is 1,000.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gorkel village is 44 which is 10% of the total population. There are 27 male children and 17 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gorkel is 630 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,000) of Gorkel village.

Population
432
Families
122
Literacy
60.31%
Sex Ratio
1,000

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gorkel is 60.3%. Thus Gorkel village has higher literacy rate compared to 50.9% of Kalahandi district. The male literacy rate is 73.54% and the female literacy rate is 47.74% in Gorkel village.

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

Gorkel Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 44 27 17
Literacy 60.31% 73.54% 47.74%
Scheduled Caste 36 20 16
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 198 77 121

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Gorkel village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Gorkel village out of total population, 179 were engaged in work activities. 15.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 84.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 179 workers engaged in Main Work, 4 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 11 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 27 16 11
Cultivators 4 3 1
Agriculture Labourer 11 6 5
Household Industries 6 4 2
Other Workers 6 3 3
Marginal Workers 152 91 61
Non Working 253 109 144

Nearby Villages to Gorkel,

Below are the list of villages near Gorkel village in Narala.

Village Population
Eknapali 59
Khirmal 326
Jamapada 372
Kame Gaon 659
Jurkabhata 1,059
Patangpadar 242
Pipal padar 773
Kusmel 236
Sikerbandha 56
Ker Bandi 188

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