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Gobindapur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Goalpara, Assam - Census 2011

Gobindapur is a Census Town city situated in Balijana circle of Goalpara district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,270 families residing in the Gobindapur city. The total population of Gobindapur is 11,863 out of which 6,068 are males and 5,795 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gobindapur is 955.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gobindapur city is 2390 which is 20% of the total population. There are 1227 male children and 1163 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gobindapur is 948 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (955).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gobindapur is 55.9%. Thus Gobindapur has lower literacy rate compared to 67.4% of Goalpara district. The male literacy rate is 61.91% and the female literacy rate is 49.61% in Gobindapur.

Gobindapur Census Town has total administration over 2,270 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.

Gobindapur Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,390 1,227 1,163
Literacy 55.9% 49.4% 39.7%
Scheduled Caste 915 485 430
Scheduled Tribe 1,028 526 502
Illiterate 6,568 3,071 3,497

Caste-wise Population - Gobindapur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 8.7% of total population in Gobindapur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 915 485 430
Schedule Tribe 1,028 526 502

Religion-wise Population - Gobindapur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Gobindapur is 2,124 which is 17.9% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Gobindapur is 9,324 which is 78.6% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Gobindapur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 2,124 (17.9%) 1,110 1,014
Muslim 9,324 (78.6%) 4,745 4,579
Christian 407 (3.43%) 208 199
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 1 (0.01%) 1 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 7 (0.06%) 4 3

Literacy Rate - Gobindapur

The total literacy rate of Gobindapur was 55.9% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 72.19% of Assam. Population-wise, out of total 5,295 literates, males were 2,997 while females were 2,298. Also the male literacy rate was 61.91% and the female literacy rate was 49.61% in Gobindapur.

  Gobindapur Assam
Female 49.61% 66.27%
Male 61.91% 77.85%
Total 55.9% 72.19%

Sex Ratio - Gobindapur

The Sex Ratio of Gobindapur is 955. Thus per every 1000 men there were 955 females in Gobindapur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 948 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 955 ) of Gobindapur.

Child Population - Gobindapur

According to Census 2011, there were 2,390 children between age 0 to 6 years in Gobindapur. Out of which 1,227 were male while 1,163 were female.

Working Population - Gobindapur

In Gobindapur Census Town out of total population, 3,958 were engaged in work activities. 67.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 32.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,958 workers engaged in Main Work, 299 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 106 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,665 2,366 299
Cultivators 299 274 25
Agriculture Labourer 106 93 13
Household Industries 139 106 33
Other Workers 2,121 1,893 228
Marginal Workers 1,293 807 486
Non Working 7,905 2,895 5,010

Gobindapur Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 11,863 44.6% 955

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