Gosaba Population, Caste, Working Data South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal - Census 2011

Gosaba is a village situated in Gosaba block of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,329 families residing in the village Gosaba. The total population of Gosaba is 5,369 out of which 2,681 are males and 2,688 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gosaba is 1,003.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gosaba village is 503 which is 9% of the total population. There are 247 male children and 256 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gosaba is 1,036 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,003) of Gosaba village.

Population
5,369
Families
1,329
Literacy
82.08%
Sex Ratio
1,003

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gosaba is 82.1%. Thus Gosaba village has higher literacy rate compared to 67.8% of South Twenty Four Parganas district. The male literacy rate is 87.8% and the female literacy rate is 76.36% in Gosaba village.

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

Gosaba Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 503 247 256
Literacy 82.08% 87.8% 76.36%
Scheduled Caste 1,681 840 841
Scheduled Tribe 179 84 95
Illiterate 1,375 544 831

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 31.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.3% of total population in Gosaba village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Gosaba village out of total population, 2,330 were engaged in work activities. 62.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 37.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,330 workers engaged in Main Work, 213 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 346 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,449 1,085 364
Cultivators 213 155 58
Agriculture Labourer 346 220 126
Household Industries 81 20 61
Other Workers 809 690 119
Marginal Workers 881 483 398
Non Working 3,039 1,113 1,926

Nearby Villages to Gosaba,

Below are the list of villages near Gosaba village in Gosaba.

Village Population
Manmathanagar 7,971
Arampur 6,618
Chandipur 5,456
Birajnagar 5,328
Biprodaspur 3,799
Bijoynagar 6,507
Battali 3,369
Bally 6,234
Tentultala 3,280
Amlamethi 9,298

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