Gorantla Population, Caste, Working Data Guntur, Andhra Pradesh - Census 2011
Gorantla is a village situated in Guntur mandal of Guntur district in Andhra Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,917 families residing in the village Gorantla. The total population of Gorantla is 19,711 out of which 11,520 are males and 8,191 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gorantla is 711.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gorantla village is 1524 which is 8% of the total population. There are 796 male children and 728 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gorantla is 915 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (711) of Gorantla village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gorantla is 80.1%. Thus Gorantla village has higher literacy rate compared to 60.6% of Guntur district. The male literacy rate is 87.58% and the female literacy rate is 69.32% in Gorantla village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Gorantla village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Gorantla Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Gorantla village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 1,524 | 796 | 728 |
| Literacy | 80.08% | 87.58% | 69.32% |
| Scheduled Caste | 3,669 | 1,822 | 1,847 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 360 | 186 | 174 |
| Illiterate | 5,146 | 2,128 | 3,018 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.8% of total population in Gorantla village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Gorantla village out of total population, 6,965 were engaged in work activities. 83.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 16.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 6,965 workers engaged in Main Work, 224 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,682 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 5,791 | 3,983 | 1,808 |
| Cultivators | 224 | 179 | 45 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 1,682 | 698 | 984 |
| Household Industries | 313 | 231 | 82 |
| Other Workers | 3,572 | 2,875 | 697 |
| Marginal Workers | 1,174 | 564 | 610 |
| Non Working | 12,746 | 6,973 | 5,773 |
Nearby Villages to Gorantla,
Below are the list of villages near Gorantla village in Guntur.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Jonnalagadda | 4,847 |
| Nallapadu | 9,820 |
| Peda Palakaluru | 13,989 |
| Guntur | 8,369 |
| China Palakaluru | 4,488 |
| Ankireddipalem | 22,256 |
| Pothur | 6,598 |
| Chowdavaram | 6,939 |
| Etukur | 7,240 |
| Budampadu | 4,959 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Gorantla, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh - Wikipedia