Gangangaon Population, Caste, Working Data Thane, Maharashtra - Census 2011
Gangangaon is a village situated in Dahanu taluka of Thane district in Maharashtra. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 561 families residing in the village Gangangaon. The total population of Gangangaon is 3,224 out of which 1,538 are males and 1,686 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gangangaon is 1,096.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gangangaon village is 525 which is 16% of the total population. There are 266 male children and 259 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gangangaon is 974 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,096) of Gangangaon village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gangangaon is 46.2%. Thus Gangangaon village has lower literacy rate compared to 74.4% of Thane district. The male literacy rate is 57.86% and the female literacy rate is 35.81% in Gangangaon village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Gangangaon village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Gangangaon Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Gangangaon village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 525 | 266 | 259 |
| Literacy | 46.2% | 57.86% | 35.81% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 3,202 | 1,524 | 1,678 |
| Illiterate | 1,977 | 802 | 1,175 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 99.3% of total population in Gangangaon village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Gangangaon village out of total population, 1,633 were engaged in work activities. 37.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 62.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,633 workers engaged in Main Work, 454 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 72 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 608 | 340 | 268 |
| Cultivators | 454 | 251 | 203 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 72 | 23 | 49 |
| Household Industries | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 77 | 61 | 16 |
| Marginal Workers | 1,025 | 440 | 585 |
| Non Working | 1,591 | 758 | 833 |
Nearby Villages to Gangangaon,
Below are the list of villages near Gangangaon village in Dahanu.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Gangangaon, Thane, Maharashtra - Wikipedia