Gortara Population, Caste, Working Data Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh - Census 2011

Gortara is a village situated in Sohagpur tehsil of Shahdol district in Madhya Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 546 families residing in the village Gortara. The total population of Gortara is 2,333 out of which 1,183 are males and 1,150 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gortara is 972.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gortara village is 356 which is 15% of the total population. There are 180 male children and 176 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gortara is 978 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (972) of Gortara village.

Population
2,333
Families
546
Literacy
69.25%
Sex Ratio
972

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gortara is 69.2%. Thus Gortara village has higher literacy rate compared to 56.7% of Shahdol district. The male literacy rate is 75.67% and the female literacy rate is 62.63% in Gortara village.

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

Gortara Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 356 180 176
Literacy 69.25% 75.67% 62.63%
Scheduled Caste 130 73 57
Scheduled Tribe 1,339 669 670
Illiterate 964 424 540

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 57.4% of total population in Gortara village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Gortara village out of total population, 1,358 were engaged in work activities. 64.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 35.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,358 workers engaged in Main Work, 150 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 225 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 870 555 315
Cultivators 150 87 63
Agriculture Labourer 225 142 83
Household Industries 58 31 27
Other Workers 437 295 142
Marginal Workers 488 161 327
Non Working 975 467 508

Nearby Villages to Gortara,

Below are the list of villages near Gortara village in Sohagpur.

Village Population
Jamua 902
Jamui 2,765
Chapa 1,030
Dhurwar 2,509
Padariya 648
Harri 1,741
Udhiya 2,013
Kalyanpur 1,688
Nargi 736
Koilari 669

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