Gotheghar Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Thane, Maharashtra - Census 2011

Gotheghar is a Census Town city situated in Shahapur taluka of Thane district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 1,008 families residing in the Gotheghar city. The total population of Gotheghar is 4,232 out of which 2,207 are males and 2,025 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gotheghar is 918.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Gotheghar city is 600 which is 14% of the total population. There are 320 male children and 280 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gotheghar is 875 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (918).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gotheghar is 86.1%. Thus Gotheghar has a higher literacy rate compared to 84.5% of Thane district. The male literacy rate is 92.16% and the female literacy rate is 79.48% in Gotheghar.

Population
4,232
Literacy
86.1%
Sex Ratio
918

Gotheghar Census Town has total administration over 1,008 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Gotheghar Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Gotheghar Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 600 320 280
Literacy 86.1% 78.8% 68.5%
Scheduled Caste 323 173 150
Scheduled Tribe 300 132 168
Illiterate 1,106 468 638

Caste-wise Population - Gotheghar

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 7.1% of total population in Gotheghar.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 323 173 150
Schedule Tribe 300 132 168

Religion-wise Population - Gotheghar

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Gotheghar is 3,754 which is 88.71% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Gotheghar is 254 which is 6% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Gotheghar as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 3,754 (88.71%) 1,933 1,821
Muslim 254 (6%) 148 106
Christian 3 (0.07%) 2 1
Sikh 4 (0.09%) 1 3
Buddhist 170 (4.02%) 96 74
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 47 (1.11%) 27 20

Literacy Rate - Gotheghar

The total literacy rate of Gotheghar was 86.07% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 82.34% of Maharashtra. Population-wise, out of total 3,126 literates, males were 1,739 while females were 1,387. Also the male literacy rate was 92.16% and the female literacy rate was 79.48% in Gotheghar.

  Gotheghar Maharashtra
Female 79.48% 75.87%
Male 92.16% 88.38%
Total 86.07% 82.34%

Sex Ratio - Gotheghar

The Sex Ratio of Gotheghar is 918. Thus per every 1000 men there were 918 females in Gotheghar. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 875 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 918 ) of Gotheghar.


Child Population - Gotheghar

According to Census 2011, there were 600 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Gotheghar. Out of which 320 were male while 280 were female.


Working Population - Gotheghar

In Gotheghar Census Town out of total population, 1,520 were engaged in work activities. 78.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 21.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,520 workers engaged in Main Work, 17 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 142 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,194 993 201
Cultivators 17 17 0
Agriculture Labourer 142 93 49
Household Industries 46 32 14
Other Workers 989 851 138
Marginal Workers 326 207 119
Non Working 2,712 1,007 1,705

Gotheghar Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Gotheghar is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 4,232 73.9% 918

Map of Gotheghar, Thane, Maharashtra


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