Gorhan Population, Caste, Working Data Giridih, Jharkhand - Census 2011
Gorhan is a village situated in Dhanwar block of Giridih district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 763 families residing in the village Gorhan. The total population of Gorhan is 4,641 out of which 2,371 are males and 2,270 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gorhan is 957.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gorhan village is 893 which is 19% of the total population. There are 445 male children and 448 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gorhan is 1,007 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (957) of Gorhan village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gorhan is 59.6%. Thus Gorhan village has higher literacy rate compared to 51.3% of Giridih district. The male literacy rate is 77% and the female literacy rate is 41.11% in Gorhan village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Gorhan village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Gorhan Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Gorhan village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 893 | 445 | 448 |
| Literacy | 59.55% | 77% | 41.11% |
| Scheduled Caste | 1,118 | 567 | 551 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 2,409 | 888 | 1,521 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 24.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Gorhan village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Gorhan village out of total population, 1,932 were engaged in work activities. 21.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 78.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,932 workers engaged in Main Work, 152 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 96 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 418 | 380 | 38 |
| Cultivators | 152 | 135 | 17 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 96 | 91 | 5 |
| Household Industries | 32 | 30 | 2 |
| Other Workers | 138 | 124 | 14 |
| Marginal Workers | 1,514 | 781 | 733 |
| Non Working | 2,709 | 1,210 | 1,499 |
Nearby Villages to Gorhan,
Below are the list of villages near Gorhan village in Dhanwar.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Gorhan, Giridih, Jharkhand - Wikipedia