Gourhanda Population, Caste, Working Data Maldah, West Bengal - Census 2011

Gourhanda is a village situated in Chanchal - II block of Maldah district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 861 families residing in the village Gourhanda. The total population of Gourhanda is 3,857 out of which 1,973 are males and 1,884 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gourhanda is 955.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gourhanda village is 636 which is 16% of the total population. There are 333 male children and 303 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gourhanda is 910 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (955) of Gourhanda village.

Population
3,857
Families
861
Literacy
60.51%
Sex Ratio
955

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gourhanda is 60.5%. Thus Gourhanda village has higher literacy rate compared to 52.3% of Maldah district. The male literacy rate is 65.85% and the female literacy rate is 54.97% in Gourhanda village.

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

Gourhanda Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 636 333 303
Literacy 60.51% 65.85% 54.97%
Scheduled Caste 841 427 414
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,908 893 1,015

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 21.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Gourhanda village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Gourhanda village out of total population, 1,425 were engaged in work activities. 67.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 32.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,425 workers engaged in Main Work, 272 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 606 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 968 899 69
Cultivators 272 269 3
Agriculture Labourer 606 569 37
Household Industries 26 19 7
Other Workers 64 42 22
Marginal Workers 457 233 224
Non Working 2,432 841 1,591

Nearby Villages to Gourhanda,

Below are the list of villages near Gourhanda village in Chanchal - II.

Village Population
Gourhanda Aladipur 3,734
Enayatnagar 2,492
Purba Latasi 145
Sholabagha 355
Dumro 946
Jitarpur 2,322
Kapsia 3,027
Anandaganj 1,264
Suti 3,970
Belungaon 3,403

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