Gawan Population, Caste, Working Data Giridih, Jharkhand - Census 2011
Gawan is a village situated in Gawan block of Giridih district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,295 families residing in the village Gawan. The total population of Gawan is 7,458 out of which 3,917 are males and 3,541 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gawan is 904.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gawan village is 1442 which is 19% of the total population. There are 742 male children and 700 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gawan is 943 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (904) of Gawan village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gawan is 67%. Thus Gawan village has higher literacy rate compared to 51.3% of Giridih district. The male literacy rate is 78.14% and the female literacy rate is 54.59% in Gawan village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Gawan village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Gawan Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Gawan village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 1,442 | 742 | 700 |
| Literacy | 67.02% | 78.14% | 54.59% |
| Scheduled Caste | 1,053 | 543 | 510 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 37 | 16 | 21 |
| Illiterate | 3,426 | 1,436 | 1,990 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.5% of total population in Gawan village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Gawan village out of total population, 2,491 were engaged in work activities. 79% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 21% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,491 workers engaged in Main Work, 367 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 466 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 1,968 | 1,766 | 202 |
| Cultivators | 367 | 316 | 51 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 466 | 399 | 67 |
| Household Industries | 41 | 29 | 12 |
| Other Workers | 1,094 | 1,022 | 72 |
| Marginal Workers | 523 | 181 | 342 |
| Non Working | 4,967 | 1,970 | 2,997 |
Nearby Villages to Gawan,
Below are the list of villages near Gawan village in Gawan.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Gawan, Giridih, Jharkhand - Wikipedia