Gahulapara Population, Caste, Working Data Maldah, West Bengal - Census 2011
Gahulapara is a village situated in Chanchal - II block of Maldah district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 302 families residing in the village Gahulapara. The total population of Gahulapara is 1,239 out of which 660 are males and 579 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gahulapara is 877.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gahulapara village is 172 which is 14% of the total population. There are 90 male children and 82 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gahulapara is 911 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (877) of Gahulapara village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gahulapara is 56.5%. Thus Gahulapara village has higher literacy rate compared to 52.3% of Maldah district. The male literacy rate is 63.33% and the female literacy rate is 48.69% in Gahulapara village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Gahulapara village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Gahulapara Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Gahulapara village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 172 | 90 | 82 |
| Literacy | 56.51% | 63.33% | 48.69% |
| Scheduled Caste | 356 | 180 | 176 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 636 | 299 | 337 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 28.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Gahulapara village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Gahulapara village out of total population, 559 were engaged in work activities. 86.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 13.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 559 workers engaged in Main Work, 90 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 345 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 483 | 382 | 101 |
| Cultivators | 90 | 87 | 3 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 345 | 255 | 90 |
| Household Industries | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 47 | 39 | 8 |
| Marginal Workers | 76 | 41 | 35 |
| Non Working | 680 | 237 | 443 |
Nearby Villages to Gahulapara,
Below are the list of villages near Gahulapara village in Chanchal - II.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Mirzadpur | 1,235 |
| Parani Nagar | 2,366 |
| Lalganj | 930 |
| Dakhin Rasulpur | 1,394 |
| Lakshmipur | 116 |
| Bidyanandapur | 3,196 |
| Jadupur | 2,668 |
| Mahammadpur | 2,993 |
| Bhandaria | 887 |
| Krishnaganj | 1,422 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Gahulapara, Maldah, West Bengal - Wikipedia