Gobra Population, Caste, Working Data Purba Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011
Gobra is a village situated in Ramnagar - I block of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 547 families residing in the village Gobra. The total population of Gobra is 2,661 out of which 1,329 are males and 1,332 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gobra is 1,002.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gobra village is 288 which is 11% of the total population. There are 144 male children and 144 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gobra is 1,000 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,002) of Gobra village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gobra is 89.9%. Thus Gobra village has higher literacy rate compared to 77% of Purba Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 95.86% and the female literacy rate is 83.92% in Gobra village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Gobra village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Gobra Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Gobra village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 288 | 144 | 144 |
| Literacy | 89.89% | 95.86% | 83.92% |
| Scheduled Caste | 384 | 197 | 187 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Illiterate | 528 | 193 | 335 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Gobra village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Gobra village out of total population, 795 were engaged in work activities. 73.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 26.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 795 workers engaged in Main Work, 215 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 66 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 581 | 531 | 50 |
| Cultivators | 215 | 206 | 9 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 66 | 59 | 7 |
| Household Industries | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 290 | 256 | 34 |
| Marginal Workers | 214 | 197 | 17 |
| Non Working | 1,866 | 601 | 1,265 |
Nearby Villages to Gobra,
Below are the list of villages near Gobra village in Ramnagar - I.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Gangpura | 1,344 |
| Basantapur | 1,364 |
| Kantabani | 1,896 |
| Ullaspur | 909 |
| Mangalpur | 1,117 |
| Paschimbar | 949 |
| Bagmari | 1,271 |
| Mahajan | 1,136 |
| Hirapur | 1,514 |
| Akna | 674 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Gobra, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal - Wikipedia