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Gora Bazar Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Murshidabad, West Bengal - Census 2011

Gora Bazar is a Census Town city situated in Berhampore block of Murshidabad district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,319 families residing in the Gora Bazar city. The total population of Gora Bazar is 5,200 out of which 2,643 are males and 2,557 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gora Bazar is 967.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gora Bazar city is 390 which is 8% of the total population. There are 207 male children and 183 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gora Bazar is 884 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (967).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gora Bazar is 97.3%. Thus Gora Bazar has higher literacy rate compared to 66.6% of Murshidabad district. The male literacy rate is 98.11% and the female literacy rate is 96.38% in Gora Bazar.

Gora Bazar Census Town has total administration over 1,319 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.

Gora Bazar Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 390 207 183
Literacy 97.3% 90.4% 89.5%
Scheduled Caste 710 362 348
Scheduled Tribe 21 11 10
Illiterate 522 253 269

Caste-wise Population - Gora Bazar

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.4% of total population in Gora Bazar.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 710 362 348
Schedule Tribe 21 11 10

Religion-wise Population - Gora Bazar

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Gora Bazar is 5,145 which is 98.94% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Gora Bazar is 16 which is 0.31% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Gora Bazar as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 5,145 (98.94%) 2,615 2,530
Muslim 16 (0.31%) 9 7
Christian 23 (0.44%) 10 13
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 1 (0.02%) 1 0
No Religion Specified 15 (0.29%) 8 7

Literacy Rate - Gora Bazar

The total literacy rate of Gora Bazar was 97.26% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 76.26% of West Bengal. Population-wise, out of total 4,678 literates, males were 2,390 while females were 2,288. Also the male literacy rate was 98.11% and the female literacy rate was 96.38% in Gora Bazar.

  Gora Bazar West Bengal
Female 96.38% 70.54%
Male 98.11% 81.69%
Total 97.26% 76.26%

Sex Ratio - Gora Bazar

The Sex Ratio of Gora Bazar is 967. Thus per every 1000 men there were 967 females in Gora Bazar. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 884 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 967 ) of Gora Bazar.

Child Population - Gora Bazar

According to Census 2011, there were 390 children between age 0 to 6 years in Gora Bazar. Out of which 207 were male while 183 were female.

Working Population - Gora Bazar

In Gora Bazar Census Town out of total population, 1,744 were engaged in work activities. 94.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,744 workers engaged in Main Work, 6 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 7 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,642 1,344 298
Cultivators 6 6 0
Agriculture Labourer 7 4 3
Household Industries 11 11 0
Other Workers 1,618 1,323 295
Marginal Workers 102 51 51
Non Working 3,456 1,248 2,208

Gora Bazar Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 5,200 90% 967

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