Raiganj Population, Caste, Working Data Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh - Census 2011

Raiganj is a village situated in Gorakhpur tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,133 families residing in the village Raiganj. The total population of Raiganj is 7,502 out of which 3,941 are males and 3,561 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Raiganj is 904.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Raiganj village is 1102 which is 15% of the total population. There are 591 male children and 511 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Raiganj is 865 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (904) of Raiganj village.

Population
7,502
Families
1,133
Literacy
69.73%
Sex Ratio
904

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Raiganj is 69.7%. Thus Raiganj village has higher literacy rate compared to 60.8% of Gorakhpur district. The male literacy rate is 81.01% and the female literacy rate is 57.34% in Raiganj village.

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

Raiganj Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,102 591 511
Literacy 69.73% 81.01% 57.34%
Scheduled Caste 2,210 1,172 1,038
Scheduled Tribe 3 2 1
Illiterate 3,039 1,227 1,812

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 29.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Raiganj village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Raiganj village out of total population, 3,497 were engaged in work activities. 61.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 38.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,497 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,298 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 561 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,154 1,341 813
Cultivators 1,298 761 537
Agriculture Labourer 561 355 206
Household Industries 34 24 10
Other Workers 261 201 60
Marginal Workers 1,343 810 533
Non Working 4,005 1,790 2,215

Nearby Villages to Raiganj,

Below are the list of villages near Raiganj village in Gorakhpur.

Village Population
Siktaur 3,815
Jangl Ram Lakhan 4,892
Chakdeiya 403
Rampur 4,144
Jangl Keotalia 2,699
Jangl Belwar 3,765
Kooie 2,587
Pochhiya Brhm Asthan 2,766
Semara Manik Chauk 2,265
Moteeram Adda 5,697

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