Gorkhedi Population, Caste, Working Data Dewas, Madhya Pradesh - Census 2011

Gorkhedi is a village situated in Dewas tehsil of Dewas district in Madhya Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 90 families residing in the village Gorkhedi. The total population of Gorkhedi is 392 out of which 191 are males and 201 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gorkhedi is 1,052.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gorkhedi village is 50 which is 13% of the total population. There are 28 male children and 22 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gorkhedi is 786 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,052) of Gorkhedi village.

Population
392
Families
90
Literacy
71.64%
Sex Ratio
1,052

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gorkhedi is 71.6%. Thus Gorkhedi village has higher literacy rate compared to 59.2% of Dewas district. The male literacy rate is 90.18% and the female literacy rate is 54.75% in Gorkhedi village.

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

Gorkhedi Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 50 28 22
Literacy 71.64% 90.18% 54.75%
Scheduled Caste 281 137 144
Scheduled Tribe 6 2 4
Illiterate 147 44 103

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 71.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.5% of total population in Gorkhedi village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Gorkhedi village out of total population, 231 were engaged in work activities. 70.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 29.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 231 workers engaged in Main Work, 48 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 101 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 163 102 61
Cultivators 48 32 16
Agriculture Labourer 101 59 42
Other Workers 14 11 3
Marginal Workers 68 13 55
Non Working 161 76 85

Nearby Villages to Gorkhedi,

Below are the list of villages near Gorkhedi village in Dewas.

Village Population
Kabadi 60
Upadi 404
Sutarkheda 291
Tumni Mohammadpur 288
Akalya 829
Bagana 1,163
Borkhediphattu 487
Silakhedi 745
Nalesara 397
Lohana 1,017

Reference