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Ghagra Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Gumla, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Ghagra is a Census Town city situated in Ghaghra block of Gumla district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,729 families residing in the Ghagra city. The total population of Ghagra is 8,580 out of which 4,294 are males and 4,286 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ghagra is 998.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ghagra city is 1280 which is 15% of the total population. There are 652 male children and 628 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ghagra is 963 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (998).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ghagra is 82.9%. Thus Ghagra has higher literacy rate compared to 65.7% of Gumla district. The male literacy rate is 89.65% and the female literacy rate is 76.13% in Ghagra.

Ghagra Census Town has total administration over 1,729 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.

Ghagra Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,280 652 628
Literacy 82.9% 76% 65%
Scheduled Caste 166 97 69
Scheduled Tribe 4,865 2,354 2,511
Illiterate 2,530 1,029 1,501

Caste-wise Population - Ghagra

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 56.7% of total population in Ghagra.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 166 97 69
Schedule Tribe 4,865 2,354 2,511

Religion-wise Population - Ghagra

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Ghagra is 3,772 which is 43.96% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Ghagra is 126 which is 1.47% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Ghagra as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 3,772 (43.96%) 1,965 1,807
Muslim 126 (1.47%) 64 62
Christian 440 (5.13%) 191 249
Sikh 1 (0.01%) 1 0
Buddhist 2 (0.02%) 0 2
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 4,230 (49.3%) 2,069 2,161
No Religion Specified 9 (0.1%) 4 5

Literacy Rate - Ghagra

The total literacy rate of Ghagra was 82.88% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 66.41% of Jharkhand. Population-wise, out of total 6,050 literates, males were 3,265 while females were 2,785. Also the male literacy rate was 89.65% and the female literacy rate was 76.13% in Ghagra.

  Ghagra Jharkhand
Female 76.13% 55.42%
Male 89.65% 76.84%
Total 82.88% 66.41%

Sex Ratio - Ghagra

The Sex Ratio of Ghagra is 998. Thus per every 1000 men there were 998 females in Ghagra. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 963 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 998 ) of Ghagra.

Child Population - Ghagra

According to Census 2011, there were 1,280 children between age 0 to 6 years in Ghagra. Out of which 652 were male while 628 were female.

Working Population - Ghagra

In Ghagra Census Town out of total population, 2,301 were engaged in work activities. 72.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 27.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,301 workers engaged in Main Work, 428 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 147 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,672 1,329 343
Cultivators 428 303 125
Agriculture Labourer 147 118 29
Household Industries 182 163 19
Other Workers 915 745 170
Marginal Workers 629 443 186
Non Working 6,279 2,522 3,757

Ghagra Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 8,580 70.5% 998

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