Gosaigaon Population, Caste, Working Data Bongaigaon, Assam - Census 2011
Gosaigaon is a village situated in Bijni circle of Bongaigaon district in Assam. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 525 families residing in the village Gosaigaon. The total population of Gosaigaon is 2,451 out of which 1,232 are males and 1,219 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gosaigaon is 989.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gosaigaon village is 330 which is 13% of the total population. There are 160 male children and 170 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gosaigaon is 1,062 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (989) of Gosaigaon village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gosaigaon is 71.8%. Thus Gosaigaon village has higher literacy rate compared to 58.8% of Bongaigaon district. The male literacy rate is 80.88% and the female literacy rate is 62.44% in Gosaigaon village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Gosaigaon village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Gosaigaon Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Gosaigaon village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 330 | 160 | 170 |
| Literacy | 71.76% | 80.88% | 62.44% |
| Scheduled Caste | 890 | 463 | 427 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 31 | 14 | 17 |
| Illiterate | 929 | 365 | 564 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 36.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.3% of total population in Gosaigaon village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Gosaigaon village out of total population, 801 were engaged in work activities. 84.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 801 workers engaged in Main Work, 187 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 160 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 680 | 587 | 93 |
| Cultivators | 187 | 185 | 2 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 160 | 98 | 62 |
| Household Industries | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| Other Workers | 325 | 297 | 28 |
| Marginal Workers | 121 | 54 | 67 |
| Non Working | 1,650 | 591 | 1,059 |
Nearby Villages to Gosaigaon,
Below are the list of villages near Gosaigaon village in Bijni.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Supariguri No.2 | 693 |
| Jamdoha No.3 | 775 |
| Borbakhara | 2,117 |
| Jamdoha No.4 | 110 |
| Salmara | 888 |
| Jamdoha No.5 | 546 |
| Lungjhar | 2,576 |
| Jamdoha No.6 | 791 |
| Dhupuri No.2 | 1,419 |
| Jaraguri No.3 | 509 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Gosaigaon, Bongaigaon, Assam - Wikipedia