Gosaidih Population, Caste, Working Data Puruliya, West Bengal - Census 2011
Gosaidih is a village situated in Barabazar block of Puruliya district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 102 families residing in the village Gosaidih. The total population of Gosaidih is 537 out of which 283 are males and 254 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gosaidih is 898.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gosaidih village is 89 which is 17% of the total population. There are 50 male children and 39 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gosaidih is 780 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (898) of Gosaidih village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gosaidih is 69%. Thus Gosaidih village has higher literacy rate compared to 55.5% of Puruliya district. The male literacy rate is 83.69% and the female literacy rate is 53.02% in Gosaidih village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Gosaidih village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Gosaidih Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Gosaidih village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 89 | 50 | 39 |
| Literacy | 68.97% | 83.69% | 53.02% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 56 | 33 | 23 |
| Illiterate | 228 | 88 | 140 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 10.4% of total population in Gosaidih village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Gosaidih village out of total population, 260 were engaged in work activities. 17.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 82.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 260 workers engaged in Main Work, 7 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 5 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 46 | 41 | 5 |
| Cultivators | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Other Workers | 34 | 30 | 4 |
| Marginal Workers | 214 | 118 | 96 |
| Non Working | 277 | 124 | 153 |
Nearby Villages to Gosaidih,
Below are the list of villages near Gosaidih village in Barabazar.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Parsa | 1,596 |
| Patpur | 320 |
| Ramkanali | 357 |
| Bankati | 1,137 |
| Kerar | 374 |
| Amagara | 805 |
| Gopalpur Alias Nutandih | 897 |
| Mednitanr | 528 |
| Kukurchari | 940 |
| Durku | 1,564 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Gosaidih, Puruliya, West Bengal - Wikipedia