Garia Population, Caste, Working Data Purba Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011
Garia is a village situated in Egra - II block of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 283 families residing in the village Garia. The total population of Garia is 1,325 out of which 696 are males and 629 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Garia is 904.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Garia village is 133 which is 10% of the total population. There are 71 male children and 62 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Garia is 873 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (904) of Garia village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Garia is 90.9%. Thus Garia village has higher literacy rate compared to 77% of Purba Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 95.84% and the female literacy rate is 85.54% in Garia village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Garia village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Garia Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Garia village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 133 | 71 | 62 |
| Literacy | 90.94% | 95.84% | 85.54% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 241 | 97 | 144 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Garia village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Garia village out of total population, 642 were engaged in work activities. 58.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 41.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 642 workers engaged in Main Work, 80 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 229 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 374 | 286 | 88 |
| Cultivators | 80 | 77 | 3 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 229 | 155 | 74 |
| Household Industries | 15 | 9 | 6 |
| Other Workers | 50 | 45 | 5 |
| Marginal Workers | 268 | 170 | 98 |
| Non Working | 683 | 240 | 443 |
Nearby Villages to Garia,
Below are the list of villages near Garia village in Egra - II.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Asti | 1,302 |
| Kultikri | 3,960 |
| Aranga | 1,243 |
| Bati Taki | 21 |
| Uttar Aranga | 301 |
| Dubda | 12,885 |
| Teghari | 634 |
| Egra Patna | 758 |
| Khurutia | 1,834 |
| Alipur | 814 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Garia, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal - Wikipedia