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Gheora Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data North West, Delhi - Census 2011

Gheora is a Census Town city situated in Saraswati Vihar tehsil of North West district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,349 families residing in the Gheora city. The total population of Gheora is 6,876 out of which 3,736 are males and 3,140 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gheora is 840.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gheora city is 1000 which is 15% of the total population. There are 559 male children and 441 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gheora is 789 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (840).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gheora is 83.4%. Thus Gheora has lower literacy rate compared to 84.4% of North West district. The male literacy rate is 89.86% and the female literacy rate is 75.69% in Gheora.

Gheora Census Town has total administration over 1,349 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.

Gheora Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,000 559 441
Literacy 83.4% 76.4% 65.1%
Scheduled Caste 1,226 664 562
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,978 881 1,097

Caste-wise Population - Gheora

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Gheora.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,226 664 562
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Gheora

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Gheora is 6,790 which is 98.75% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Gheora is 81 which is 1.18% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Gheora as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 6,790 (98.75%) 3,691 3,099
Muslim 81 (1.18%) 41 40
Christian 0 (0%) 0 0
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 5 (0.07%) 4 1
No Religion Specified 0 (0%) 0 0

Literacy Rate - Gheora

The total literacy rate of Gheora was 83.36% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 86.21% of Delhi. Population-wise, out of total 4,898 literates, males were 2,855 while females were 2,043. Also the male literacy rate was 89.86% and the female literacy rate was 75.69% in Gheora.

  Gheora Delhi
Female 75.69% 80.76%
Male 89.86% 90.94%
Total 83.36% 86.21%

Sex Ratio - Gheora

The Sex Ratio of Gheora is 840. Thus per every 1000 men there were 840 females in Gheora. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 789 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 840 ) of Gheora.

Child Population - Gheora

According to Census 2011, there were 1,000 children between age 0 to 6 years in Gheora. Out of which 559 were male while 441 were female.

Working Population - Gheora

In Gheora Census Town out of total population, 1,984 were engaged in work activities. 95.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 4.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,984 workers engaged in Main Work, 120 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 73 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,893 1,687 206
Cultivators 120 114 6
Agriculture Labourer 73 64 9
Household Industries 16 16 0
Other Workers 1,684 1,493 191
Marginal Workers 91 66 25
Non Working 4,892 1,983 2,909

Gheora Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 30 6,876 71.2% 840

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