Ghatkan Population, Caste, Working Data Jehanabad, Bihar - Census 2011

Ghatkan is a village situated in Kako block of Jehanabad district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 236 families residing in the village Ghatkan. The total population of Ghatkan is 1,402 out of which 732 are males and 670 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ghatkan is 915.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ghatkan village is 230 which is 16% of the total population. There are 128 male children and 102 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ghatkan is 797 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (915) of Ghatkan village.

Population
1,402
Families
236
Literacy
77.47%
Sex Ratio
915

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ghatkan is 77.5%. Thus Ghatkan village has higher literacy rate compared to 55% of Jehanabad district. The male literacy rate is 90.23% and the female literacy rate is 63.91% in Ghatkan village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Ghatkan village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Ghatkan Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Ghatkan village.

Total Male Female
Children 230 128 102
Literacy 77.47% 90.23% 63.91%
Scheduled Caste 232 121 111
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 494 187 307

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Ghatkan village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Ghatkan village out of total population, 529 were engaged in work activities. 25.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 74.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 529 workers engaged in Main Work, 32 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 45 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 137 129 8
Cultivators 32 31 1
Agriculture Labourer 45 43 2
Household Industries 2 2 0
Other Workers 58 53 5
Marginal Workers 392 206 186
Non Working 873 397 476

Nearby Villages to Ghatkan,

Below are the list of villages near Ghatkan village in Kako.

Village Population
Hajipur 2,143
Deoghara 2,012
Nadianwan 1,570
Narayanpur 1,139
Misir Bigha 618
Sihti 403
Dachhni 1,248
Ainwan 1,733
Lodipur 1,267
Golakpur 861

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