Gossaigaon Population, Caste, Working Data Chirang, Assam - Census 2011

Gossaigaon is a village situated in Sidli circle of Chirang district in Assam. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 163 families residing in the village Gossaigaon. The total population of Gossaigaon is 891 out of which 451 are males and 440 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gossaigaon is 976.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gossaigaon village is 142 which is 16% of the total population. There are 70 male children and 72 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gossaigaon is 1,029 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (976) of Gossaigaon village.

Population
891
Families
163
Literacy
53.54%
Sex Ratio
976

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gossaigaon is 53.5%. Thus Gossaigaon village has lower literacy rate compared to 53.9% of Chirang district. The male literacy rate is 62.2% and the female literacy rate is 44.57% in Gossaigaon village.

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

Gossaigaon Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 142 70 72
Literacy 53.54% 62.2% 44.57%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 534 269 265
Illiterate 490 214 276

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 59.9% of total population in Gossaigaon village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Gossaigaon village out of total population, 457 were engaged in work activities. 89.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 457 workers engaged in Main Work, 333 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 36 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 410 211 199
Cultivators 333 165 168
Agriculture Labourer 36 14 22
Household Industries 8 4 4
Other Workers 33 28 5
Marginal Workers 47 23 24
Non Working 434 217 217

Nearby Villages to Gossaigaon,

Below are the list of villages near Gossaigaon village in Sidli.

Village Population
Pakhriguri-2 1,244
Pakhriguri-1 823
Duligaon 672
Amguri-II 866
Ghoramara 601
Guwabari 848
Taktara 646
Nehalgaon 621
Pathargaon 423
Kathalpara 2,351

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