Gahai Population, Caste, Working Data Purba Champaran, Bihar - Census 2011

Gahai is a village situated in Dhaka block of Purba Champaran district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 796 families residing in the village Gahai. The total population of Gahai is 4,278 out of which 2,265 are males and 2,013 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gahai is 889.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Gahai village is 920 which is 22% of the total population. There are 460 male children and 460 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gahai is 1,000 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (889) of Gahai village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gahai is 56.6%. Thus Gahai village has a higher literacy rate compared to 44.7% of Purba Champaran district. The male literacy rate is 70.8% and the female literacy rate is 40.05% in Gahai village.

Population
4,278
Families
796
Literacy
56.58%
Sex Ratio
889

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

Gahai Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 920 460 460
Literacy 56.58% 70.8% 40.05%
Scheduled Caste 496 264 232
Scheduled Tribe 1 1 0
Illiterate 2,378 987 1,391

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Gahai village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Gahai village out of total population, 1,672 were engaged in work activities. 52.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 47.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,672 workers engaged in Main Work, 329 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 438 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 883 771 112
Cultivators 329 301 28
Agriculture Labourer 438 371 67
Household Industries 8 5 3
Other Workers 108 94 14
Marginal Workers 789 390 399
Non Working 2,606 1,104 1,502

Map of Gahai, Purba Champaran, Bihar


Nearby Villages to Gahai, Dhaka

Below are the list of villages near Gahai village in Dhaka.

Village Population
Tola Ramji Dube 4,425
Bisambharpur 4,269
Bikrampur 3,060
Karsahia 9,453
Masaurha 4,284
Hasanpur 6,579
Kharhua Chainpur 8,455
Chand Mohan 4,123
Gawandari 5,426
Hardiya 3,467

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