Gaurangapur Population, Caste, Working Data Hugli, West Bengal - Census 2011
Gaurangapur is a village situated in Khanakul - I block of Hugli district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 250 families residing in the village Gaurangapur. The total population of Gaurangapur is 1,091 out of which 563 are males and 528 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gaurangapur is 938.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gaurangapur village is 128 which is 12% of the total population. There are 75 male children and 53 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gaurangapur is 707 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (938) of Gaurangapur village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gaurangapur is 80.8%. Thus Gaurangapur village has higher literacy rate compared to 73.9% of Hugli district. The male literacy rate is 88.32% and the female literacy rate is 73.05% in Gaurangapur village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Gaurangapur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Gaurangapur Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Gaurangapur village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 128 | 75 | 53 |
| Literacy | 80.79% | 88.32% | 73.05% |
| Scheduled Caste | 379 | 198 | 181 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 313 | 132 | 181 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 34.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Gaurangapur village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Gaurangapur village out of total population, 427 were engaged in work activities. 79.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 20.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 427 workers engaged in Main Work, 54 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 93 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 338 | 306 | 32 |
| Cultivators | 54 | 52 | 2 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 93 | 77 | 16 |
| Household Industries | 49 | 46 | 3 |
| Other Workers | 142 | 131 | 11 |
| Marginal Workers | 89 | 41 | 48 |
| Non Working | 664 | 216 | 448 |
Nearby Villages to Gaurangapur,
Below are the list of villages near Gaurangapur village in Khanakul - I.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Senpur | 1,078 |
| Shrirampur | 1,026 |
| Paschim Radhanagar | 2,417 |
| Kaiba | 2,796 |
| Sonatikri | 1,565 |
| Atghara | 1,636 |
| Dhamla | 3,402 |
| Sekendarpur | 2,089 |
| Gobindapur | 1,616 |
| Kedarpur | 1,692 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Gaurangapur, Hugli, West Bengal - Wikipedia