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Gakulpur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data South Tripura, Tripura - Census 2011

Gakulpur is a Census Town city situated in Matarbari block of South Tripura district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,021 families residing in the Gakulpur city. The total population of Gakulpur is 8,361 out of which 4,240 are males and 4,121 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gakulpur is 972.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gakulpur city is 1075 which is 13% of the total population. There are 558 male children and 517 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gakulpur is 927 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (972).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gakulpur is 87.5%. Thus Gakulpur has higher literacy rate compared to 84.7% of South Tripura district. The male literacy rate is 91.25% and the female literacy rate is 83.66% in Gakulpur.

Gakulpur Census Town has total administration over 2,021 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Gakulpur Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,075 558 517
Literacy 87.5% 79.2% 73.2%
Scheduled Caste 1,937 979 958
Scheduled Tribe 137 76 61
Illiterate 1,986 880 1,106

Caste-wise Population - Gakulpur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 23.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.6% of total population in Gakulpur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,937 979 958
Schedule Tribe 137 76 61

Religion-wise Population - Gakulpur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Gakulpur is 6,576 which is 78.65% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Gakulpur is 1,721 which is 20.58% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Gakulpur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 6,576 (78.65%) 3,359 3,217
Muslim 1,721 (20.58%) 854 867
Christian 45 (0.54%) 18 27
Sikh 5 (0.06%) 3 2
Buddhist 11 (0.13%) 5 6
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 3 (0.04%) 1 2

Literacy Rate - Gakulpur

The total literacy rate of Gakulpur was 87.5% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 87.22% of Tripura. Population-wise, out of total 6,375 literates, males were 3,360 while females were 3,015. Also the male literacy rate was 91.25% and the female literacy rate was 83.66% in Gakulpur.

  Gakulpur Tripura
Female 83.66% 82.73%
Male 91.25% 91.53%
Total 87.5% 87.22%

Sex Ratio - Gakulpur

The Sex Ratio of Gakulpur is 972. Thus per every 1000 men there were 972 females in Gakulpur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 927 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 972 ) of Gakulpur.

Child Population - Gakulpur

According to Census 2011, there were 1,075 children between age 0 to 6 years in Gakulpur. Out of which 558 were male while 517 were female.

Working Population - Gakulpur

In Gakulpur Census Town out of total population, 3,157 were engaged in work activities. 77.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 22.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,157 workers engaged in Main Work, 247 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 335 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,458 2,215 243
Cultivators 247 240 7
Agriculture Labourer 335 277 58
Household Industries 67 57 10
Other Workers 1,809 1,641 168
Marginal Workers 699 205 494
Non Working 5,204 1,820 3,384

Gakulpur Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 8,361 76.2% 972

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