Gangapur Population, Caste, Working Data Cachar, Assam - Census 2011
Gangapur is a village situated in Lakhipur circle of Cachar district in Assam. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 530 families residing in the village Gangapur. The total population of Gangapur is 2,312 out of which 1,166 are males and 1,146 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gangapur is 983.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gangapur village is 353 which is 15% of the total population. There are 158 male children and 195 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gangapur is 1,234 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (983) of Gangapur village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gangapur is 79%. Thus Gangapur village has higher literacy rate compared to 67.6% of Cachar district. The male literacy rate is 90.28% and the female literacy rate is 67.09% in Gangapur village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Gangapur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Gangapur Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Gangapur village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 353 | 158 | 195 |
| Literacy | 79.02% | 90.28% | 67.09% |
| Scheduled Caste | 1,090 | 543 | 547 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 28 | 17 | 11 |
| Illiterate | 764 | 256 | 508 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 47.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.2% of total population in Gangapur village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Gangapur village out of total population, 718 were engaged in work activities. 93.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 6.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 718 workers engaged in Main Work, 149 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 266 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 670 | 614 | 56 |
| Cultivators | 149 | 140 | 9 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 266 | 237 | 29 |
| Household Industries | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 252 | 234 | 18 |
| Marginal Workers | 48 | 27 | 21 |
| Non Working | 1,594 | 525 | 1,069 |
Nearby Villages to Gangapur,
Below are the list of villages near Gangapur village in Lakhipur.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Dadripar Pt V | 2,253 |
| Badripar Pt IV | 1,460 |
| Badripar Pt III | 1,097 |
| Badripar Pt I | 1,409 |
| Badripar Pt II | 189 |
| Algapur Pt I | 1,196 |
| Durgapur | 184 |
| Gobindapur Pt III | 3,242 |
| Niz-Banskandi Pt II | 3,283 |
| Niz-Banskandi Pt III | 4,122 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Gangapur, Cachar, Assam - Wikipedia