Goraj Population, Caste, Working Data Ahmadabad, Gujarat - Census 2011

Goraj is a village situated in Sanand taluka of Ahmadabad district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 973 families residing in the village Goraj. The total population of Goraj is 4,879 out of which 2,493 are males and 2,386 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Goraj is 957.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Goraj village is 699 which is 14% of the total population. There are 354 male children and 345 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Goraj is 975 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (957) of Goraj village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Goraj is 68%. Thus Goraj village has a lower literacy rate compared to 75.3% of Ahmadabad district. The male literacy rate is 81.39% and the female literacy rate is 53.99% in Goraj village.

Population
4,879
Families
973
Literacy
68.01%
Sex Ratio
957

As of Mar 2016, the Sarpanch of Goraj village is KAMIBEN D. THAKOR. As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Goraj village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Goraj Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 699 354 345
Literacy 68.01% 81.39% 53.99%
Scheduled Caste 659 350 309
Scheduled Tribe 5 3 2
Illiterate 2,036 752 1,284

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Goraj village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Goraj village out of total population, 1,922 were engaged in work activities. 79.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 20.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,922 workers engaged in Main Work, 515 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 638 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,520 1,310 210
Cultivators 515 497 18
Agriculture Labourer 638 473 165
Household Industries 41 38 3
Other Workers 326 302 24
Marginal Workers 402 159 243
Non Working 2,957 1,024 1,933

Map of Goraj, Ahmadabad, Gujarat


Nearby Villages to Goraj, Sanand

Below are the list of villages near Goraj village in Sanand.

Village Population
Vasodara 1,394
Kunvar 4,504
Rupavati 1,180
Hirapur 2,026
Bol 2,150
Charal 1,985
Kalana 2,003
Bakrana 2,085
Shiyawada 2,256
Daduka 2,360

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