Gandhak Population, Caste, Working Data Karimganj, Assam - Census 2011
Gandhak is a village situated in Karimganj circle of Karimganj district in Assam. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 336 families residing in the village Gandhak. The total population of Gandhak is 1,724 out of which 887 are males and 837 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gandhak is 944.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gandhak village is 263 which is 15% of the total population. There are 138 male children and 125 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gandhak is 906 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (944) of Gandhak village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gandhak is 89.2%. Thus Gandhak village has higher literacy rate compared to 64.7% of Karimganj district. The male literacy rate is 93.46% and the female literacy rate is 84.69% in Gandhak village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Gandhak village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Gandhak Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Gandhak village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 263 | 138 | 125 |
| Literacy | 89.19% | 93.46% | 84.69% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 421 | 187 | 234 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Gandhak village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Gandhak village out of total population, 479 were engaged in work activities. 88.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 479 workers engaged in Main Work, 170 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 9 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 422 | 404 | 18 |
| Cultivators | 170 | 166 | 4 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| Household Industries | 11 | 10 | 1 |
| Other Workers | 232 | 223 | 9 |
| Marginal Workers | 57 | 28 | 29 |
| Non Working | 1,245 | 455 | 790 |
Nearby Villages to Gandhak,
Below are the list of villages near Gandhak village in Karimganj.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Gandhak, Karimganj, Assam - Wikipedia