Gowthampura Population, Caste, Working Data Shimoga, Karnataka - Census 2011

Gowthampura is a village situated in Sagar taluka of Shimoga district in Karnataka. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 421 families residing in the village Gowthampura. The total population of Gowthampura is 1,937 out of which 938 are males and 999 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gowthampura is 1,065.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gowthampura village is 151 which is 8% of the total population. There are 79 male children and 72 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gowthampura is 911 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,065) of Gowthampura village.

Population
1,937
Families
421
Literacy
79.28%
Sex Ratio
1,065

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gowthampura is 79.3%. Thus Gowthampura village has higher literacy rate compared to 72.1% of Shimoga district. The male literacy rate is 87.89% and the female literacy rate is 71.31% in Gowthampura village.

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

Gowthampura Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 151 79 72
Literacy 79.28% 87.89% 71.31%
Scheduled Caste 239 122 117
Scheduled Tribe 23 11 12
Illiterate 521 183 338

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.2% of total population in Gowthampura village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Gowthampura village out of total population, 854 were engaged in work activities. 97.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 2.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 854 workers engaged in Main Work, 384 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 293 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 835 533 302
Cultivators 384 262 122
Agriculture Labourer 293 156 137
Household Industries 2 1 1
Other Workers 156 114 42
Marginal Workers 19 10 9
Non Working 1,083 395 688

Nearby Villages to Gowthampura,

Below are the list of villages near Gowthampura village in Sagar.

Village Population
Gowja Sarkari 23
Narasipura 667
Nadavalli 648
Mumbalu 553
Bhyrapura 1,110
Tavarehalli 1,119
Hireharaka 1,081
Yebbodi 335
Danandur 69
Gantinakoppa 411

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