Gurgawn Population, Caste, Working Data Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Gurgawn is a village situated in Majhgaon block of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 303 families residing in the village Gurgawn. The total population of Gurgawn is 1,447 out of which 724 are males and 723 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gurgawn is 999.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gurgawn village is 208 which is 14% of the total population. There are 107 male children and 101 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gurgawn is 944 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (999) of Gurgawn village.

Population
1,447
Families
303
Literacy
56.98%
Sex Ratio
999

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gurgawn is 57%. Thus Gurgawn village has higher literacy rate compared to 48.4% of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. The male literacy rate is 66.61% and the female literacy rate is 47.43% in Gurgawn village.

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

Gurgawn Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 208 107 101
Literacy 56.98% 66.61% 47.43%
Scheduled Caste 448 227 221
Scheduled Tribe 652 320 332
Illiterate 741 313 428

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 31% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 45.1% of total population in Gurgawn village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Gurgawn village out of total population, 685 were engaged in work activities. 45.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 54.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 685 workers engaged in Main Work, 191 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 8 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 313 183 130
Cultivators 191 131 60
Agriculture Labourer 8 7 1
Household Industries 86 24 62
Other Workers 28 21 7
Marginal Workers 372 259 113
Non Working 762 282 480

Nearby Villages to Gurgawn,

Below are the list of villages near Gurgawn village in Majhgaon.

Village Population
Baliaposi 1,789
Sadomsoya 689
Regudsai 881
Khairpal 1,242
Hesapi 199
Kadajaint 310
Asan Pat 1,490
Kantabila 1,486
Ararpai 60
Juripada 541

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