Gurchakil Population, Caste, Working Data Purba Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Gurchakil is a village situated in Kolaghat block of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 566 families residing in the village Gurchakil. The total population of Gurchakil is 2,599 out of which 1,341 are males and 1,258 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gurchakil is 938.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gurchakil village is 295 which is 11% of the total population. There are 163 male children and 132 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gurchakil is 810 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (938) of Gurchakil village.

Population
2,599
Families
566
Literacy
87.33%
Sex Ratio
938

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gurchakil is 87.3%. Thus Gurchakil village has higher literacy rate compared to 77% of Purba Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 95.16% and the female literacy rate is 79.13% in Gurchakil village.

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

Gurchakil Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 295 163 132
Literacy 87.33% 95.16% 79.13%
Scheduled Caste 224 110 114
Scheduled Tribe 4 2 2
Illiterate 587 220 367

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Gurchakil village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Gurchakil village out of total population, 1,339 were engaged in work activities. 46.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 53.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,339 workers engaged in Main Work, 189 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 201 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 617 576 41
Cultivators 189 182 7
Agriculture Labourer 201 181 20
Household Industries 25 25 0
Other Workers 202 188 14
Marginal Workers 722 276 446
Non Working 1,260 489 771

Nearby Villages to Gurchakil,

Below are the list of villages near Gurchakil village in Kolaghat.

Village Population
Bishnubar 238
Kayadangi 1,874
Bishnubar 802
Kaya Ayama Chak 663
Dhuliara 1,899
Siddha 5,642
Diglabar 2,984
Dakshin Jinanda 2,371
Gopal Chak 163
Renubar 817

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