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

Gokul Nagar is a village situated in Nandigram - I block of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 1,396 families residing in the village Gokul Nagar. The total population of Gokul Nagar is 7,213 out of which 3,686 are males and 3,527 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gokul Nagar is 957.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Gokul Nagar village is 918 which is 13% of the total population. There are 457 male children and 461 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gokul Nagar is 1,009 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (957) of Gokul Nagar village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gokul Nagar is 85.7%. Thus Gokul Nagar village has a higher literacy rate compared to 77% of Purba Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 91.2% and the female literacy rate is 79.84% in Gokul Nagar village.

Population
7,213
Families
1,396
Literacy
85.67%
Sex Ratio
957

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

Gokul Nagar Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 918 457 461
Literacy 85.67% 91.2% 79.84%
Scheduled Caste 3,377 1,714 1,663
Scheduled Tribe 1 1 0
Illiterate 1,820 741 1,079

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 46.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Gokul Nagar village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Gokul Nagar village out of total population, 2,345 were engaged in work activities. 46.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 53.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,345 workers engaged in Main Work, 303 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 303 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,100 1,012 88
Cultivators 303 299 4
Agriculture Labourer 303 284 19
Household Industries 37 32 5
Other Workers 457 397 60
Marginal Workers 1,245 998 247
Non Working 4,868 1,676 3,192

Map of Gokul Nagar, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal


Nearby Villages to Gokul Nagar, Nandigram - I

Below are the list of villages near Gokul Nagar village in Nandigram - I.

Village Population
Parul Bari 1,718
Keshabpur 841
Maheshpur 1,514
Bara Nagar 595
Jhatibani 357
Chak Chilinga 233
Raynagar 894
Kanchan Nagar 3,919
Amgechhya 5,333
Jalpai Part-VII 7,369

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