Gurahata Population, Caste, Working Data Puruliya, West Bengal - Census 2011

Gurahata is a village situated in Arsha block of Puruliya district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 142 families residing in the village Gurahata. The total population of Gurahata is 802 out of which 401 are males and 401 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gurahata is 1,000.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gurahata village is 115 which is 14% of the total population. There are 52 male children and 63 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gurahata is 1,212 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,000) of Gurahata village.

Population
802
Families
142
Literacy
51.67%
Sex Ratio
1,000

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gurahata is 51.7%. Thus Gurahata village has lower literacy rate compared to 55.5% of Puruliya district. The male literacy rate is 65.04% and the female literacy rate is 37.87% in Gurahata village.

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

Gurahata Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 115 52 63
Literacy 51.67% 65.04% 37.87%
Scheduled Caste 15 9 6
Scheduled Tribe 652 316 336
Illiterate 447 174 273

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 81.3% of total population in Gurahata village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Gurahata village out of total population, 432 were engaged in work activities. 2.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 97.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 432 workers engaged in Main Work, 2 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 12 7 5
Cultivators 2 1 1
Agriculture Labourer 1 1 0
Other Workers 9 5 4
Marginal Workers 420 210 210
Non Working 370 184 186

Nearby Villages to Gurahata,

Below are the list of villages near Gurahata village in Arsha.

Village Population
Tenyasi 1,927
Sirkabad 6,288
Kultanr Alias Paharpur 1,281
Bhuda 336
Salaidahar 1,719
Rajpati 3,084
Senabana 1,603
Mudali 2,715
Lachhamanpur 1,576
Kumirdiha 1,961

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