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Gothan Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Nagaur, Rajasthan - Census 2011

Gothan is a Census Town city situated in Merta tehsil of Nagaur district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,305 families residing in the Gothan city. The total population of Gothan is 17,700 out of which 9,083 are males and 8,617 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gothan is 949.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gothan city is 2556 which is 14% of the total population. There are 1356 male children and 1200 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gothan is 885 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (949).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gothan is 68%. Thus Gothan has higher literacy rate compared to 62.8% of Nagaur district. The male literacy rate is 82.68% and the female literacy rate is 52.61% in Gothan.

Gothan Census Town has total administration over 3,305 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.

Gothan Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,556 1,356 1,200
Literacy 68% 70.3% 45.3%
Scheduled Caste 4,380 2,236 2,144
Scheduled Tribe 122 62 60
Illiterate 7,409 2,694 4,715

Caste-wise Population - Gothan

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 24.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.7% of total population in Gothan.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 4,380 2,236 2,144
Schedule Tribe 122 62 60

Religion-wise Population - Gothan

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Gothan is 15,545 which is 87.82% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Gothan is 1,858 which is 10.5% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Gothan as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 15,545 (87.82%) 7,998 7,547
Muslim 1,858 (10.5%) 947 911
Christian 13 (0.07%) 6 7
Sikh 9 (0.05%) 4 5
Buddhist 1 (0.01%) 1 0
Jain 253 (1.43%) 121 132
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 21 (0.12%) 6 15

Literacy Rate - Gothan

The total literacy rate of Gothan was 67.95% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 66.11% of Rajasthan. Population-wise, out of total 10,291 literates, males were 6,389 while females were 3,902. Also the male literacy rate was 82.68% and the female literacy rate was 52.61% in Gothan.

  Gothan Rajasthan
Female 52.61% 52.12%
Male 82.68% 79.19%
Total 67.95% 66.11%

Sex Ratio - Gothan

The Sex Ratio of Gothan is 949. Thus per every 1000 men there were 949 females in Gothan. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 885 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 949 ) of Gothan.

Child Population - Gothan

According to Census 2011, there were 2,556 children between age 0 to 6 years in Gothan. Out of which 1,356 were male while 1,200 were female.

Working Population - Gothan

In Gothan Census Town out of total population, 5,998 were engaged in work activities. 90.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 5,998 workers engaged in Main Work, 978 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 706 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,403 4,346 1,057
Cultivators 978 673 305
Agriculture Labourer 706 403 303
Household Industries 110 97 13
Other Workers 3,609 3,173 436
Marginal Workers 595 208 387
Non Working 11,702 4,529 7,173

Gothan Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 17,700 58.1% 949

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