Gorsa Population, Caste, Working Data Birbhum, West Bengal - Census 2011

Gorsa is a village situated in Murarai - I block of Birbhum district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,536 families residing in the village Gorsa. The total population of Gorsa is 7,964 out of which 3,985 are males and 3,979 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gorsa is 998.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gorsa village is 1629 which is 20% of the total population. There are 800 male children and 829 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gorsa is 1,036 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (998) of Gorsa village.

Population
7,964
Families
1,536
Literacy
43.93%
Sex Ratio
998

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gorsa is 43.9%. Thus Gorsa village has lower literacy rate compared to 61.6% of Birbhum district. The male literacy rate is 49.36% and the female literacy rate is 38.44% in Gorsa village.

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

Gorsa Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,629 800 829
Literacy 43.93% 49.36% 38.44%
Scheduled Caste 1,448 713 735
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 5,181 2,413 2,768

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Gorsa village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Gorsa village out of total population, 3,375 were engaged in work activities. 64.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 35.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,375 workers engaged in Main Work, 125 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 726 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,174 1,445 729
Cultivators 125 120 5
Agriculture Labourer 726 709 17
Household Industries 636 35 601
Other Workers 687 581 106
Marginal Workers 1,201 513 688
Non Working 4,589 2,027 2,562

Nearby Villages to Gorsa,

Below are the list of villages near Gorsa village in Murarai - I.

Village Population
Uttar Kasila 3,562
Kalitara 2,063
Santoshpur 4,910
Bandhaipur 1,059
Banarampur 3,786
Dalima 1,818
Mukundapur 472
Lakshmi Narayanpur 575
Lakargram 804
Raichandrapur 789

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