Gotpur Population, Caste, Working Data Hugli, West Bengal - Census 2011

Gotpur is a village situated in Dhaniakhali block of Hugli district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 378 families residing in the village Gotpur. The total population of Gotpur is 1,546 out of which 765 are males and 781 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gotpur is 1,021.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gotpur village is 142 which is 9% of the total population. There are 72 male children and 70 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gotpur is 972 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,021) of Gotpur village.

Population
1,546
Families
378
Literacy
86.11%
Sex Ratio
1,021

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gotpur is 86.1%. Thus Gotpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 73.9% of Hugli district. The male literacy rate is 91.92% and the female literacy rate is 80.45% in Gotpur village.

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

Gotpur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 142 72 70
Literacy 86.11% 91.92% 80.45%
Scheduled Caste 319 161 158
Scheduled Tribe 325 161 164
Illiterate 337 128 209

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 20.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 21% of total population in Gotpur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Gotpur village out of total population, 669 were engaged in work activities. 60.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 39.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 669 workers engaged in Main Work, 130 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 153 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 404 344 60
Cultivators 130 123 7
Agriculture Labourer 153 116 37
Household Industries 3 2 1
Other Workers 118 103 15
Marginal Workers 265 186 79
Non Working 877 235 642

Nearby Villages to Gotpur,

Below are the list of villages near Gotpur village in Dhaniakhali.

Village Population
Hiranya Bati 652
Tegachhi Bhabanipur 1,205
Chak Sultan 693
Dipa 954
Jayrambati 972
Kamalpur 1,488
Jayharipur 857
Purba Banpur 1,232
Dakshin Fatepur 511
Ghana Shyampur 1,101

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