Gotan Population, Caste, Working Data Barddhaman, West Bengal - Census 2011
Gotan is a village situated in Raina - II block of Barddhaman district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,053 families residing in the village Gotan. The total population of Gotan is 4,458 out of which 2,246 are males and 2,212 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gotan is 985.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gotan village is 492 which is 11% of the total population. There are 225 male children and 267 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gotan is 1,187 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (985) of Gotan village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gotan is 72.7%. Thus Gotan village has higher literacy rate compared to 68% of Barddhaman district. The male literacy rate is 78.77% and the female literacy rate is 66.32% in Gotan village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Gotan village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Gotan Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Gotan village.
Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|
Children | 492 | 225 | 267 |
Literacy | 72.67% | 78.77% | 66.32% |
Scheduled Caste | 2,391 | 1,163 | 1,228 |
Scheduled Tribe | 44 | 18 | 26 |
Illiterate | 1,576 | 654 | 922 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 53.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1% of total population in Gotan village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Gotan village out of total population, 1,804 were engaged in work activities. 90.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,804 workers engaged in Main Work, 235 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,067 were Agricultural labourer.
Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|
Main Workers | 1,640 | 1,341 | 299 |
Cultivators | 235 | 228 | 7 |
Agriculture Labourer | 1,067 | 848 | 219 |
Household Industries | 51 | 50 | 1 |
Other Workers | 287 | 215 | 72 |
Marginal Workers | 164 | 119 | 45 |
Non Working | 2,654 | 786 | 1,868 |
Nearby Villages to Gotan,
Below are the list of villages near Gotan village in Raina - II.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Gotan, Barddhaman, West Bengal - Wikipedia