Gossaigaon Population, Caste, Working Data Chirang, Assam - Census 2011
Gossaigaon is a village situated in Sidli circle of Chirang district in Assam. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 163 families residing in the village Gossaigaon. The total population of Gossaigaon is 891 out of which 451 are males and 440 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gossaigaon is 976.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gossaigaon village is 142 which is 16% of the total population. There are 70 male children and 72 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gossaigaon is 1,029 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (976) of Gossaigaon village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gossaigaon is 53.5%. Thus Gossaigaon village has lower literacy rate compared to 53.9% of Chirang district. The male literacy rate is 62.2% and the female literacy rate is 44.57% in Gossaigaon village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Gossaigaon village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Gossaigaon Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Gossaigaon village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 142 | 70 | 72 |
| Literacy | 53.54% | 62.2% | 44.57% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 534 | 269 | 265 |
| Illiterate | 490 | 214 | 276 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 59.9% of total population in Gossaigaon village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Gossaigaon village out of total population, 457 were engaged in work activities. 89.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 457 workers engaged in Main Work, 333 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 36 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 410 | 211 | 199 |
| Cultivators | 333 | 165 | 168 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 36 | 14 | 22 |
| Household Industries | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Other Workers | 33 | 28 | 5 |
| Marginal Workers | 47 | 23 | 24 |
| Non Working | 434 | 217 | 217 |
Nearby Villages to Gossaigaon,
Below are the list of villages near Gossaigaon village in Sidli.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Pakhriguri-2 | 1,244 |
| Pakhriguri-1 | 823 |
| Duligaon | 672 |
| Amguri-II | 866 |
| Ghoramara | 601 |
| Guwabari | 848 |
| Taktara | 646 |
| Nehalgaon | 621 |
| Pathargaon | 423 |
| Kathalpara | 2,351 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Gossaigaon, Chirang, Assam - Wikipedia