Gorakhpur Population, Caste, Working Data Jalgaon, Maharashtra - Census 2011

Gorakhpur is a village situated in Chalisgaon taluka of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 489 families residing in the village Gorakhpur. The total population of Gorakhpur is 2,808 out of which 1,560 are males and 1,248 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gorakhpur is 800.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gorakhpur village is 420 which is 15% of the total population. There are 263 male children and 157 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gorakhpur is 597 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (800) of Gorakhpur village.

Population
2,808
Families
489
Literacy
57.62%
Sex Ratio
800

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gorakhpur is 57.6%. Thus Gorakhpur village has lower literacy rate compared to 68.4% of Jalgaon district. The male literacy rate is 74.02% and the female literacy rate is 38.13% in Gorakhpur village.

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

Gorakhpur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 420 263 157
Literacy 57.62% 74.02% 38.13%
Scheduled Caste 41 18 23
Scheduled Tribe 34 15 19
Illiterate 1,432 600 832

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.2% of total population in Gorakhpur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Gorakhpur village out of total population, 1,532 were engaged in work activities. 86.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 13.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,532 workers engaged in Main Work, 722 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 541 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,325 750 575
Cultivators 722 468 254
Agriculture Labourer 541 233 308
Household Industries 18 15 3
Other Workers 44 34 10
Marginal Workers 207 67 140
Non Working 1,276 743 533

Nearby Villages to Gorakhpur,

Below are the list of villages near Gorakhpur village in Chalisgaon.

Village Population
Pimparkhede 3,179
Shivapur 1,817
Ganpur 1,103
Varthan 3,111
Chitegaon 1,182
Ganeshpur 2,767
Pimpri Bk. Pr.chalisgoan 1,570
Chatrubhuj 1,920
Hirapur 3,706
Shindi 2,198

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