Gouragapur Population, Caste, Working Data Purba Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011
Gouragapur is a village situated in Sutahata block of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 95 families residing in the village Gouragapur. The total population of Gouragapur is 436 out of which 219 are males and 217 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gouragapur is 991.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gouragapur village is 54 which is 12% of the total population. There are 30 male children and 24 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gouragapur is 800 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (991) of Gouragapur village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gouragapur is 84.3%. Thus Gouragapur village has higher literacy rate compared to 77% of Purba Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 91.01% and the female literacy rate is 77.72% in Gouragapur village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Gouragapur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Gouragapur Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Gouragapur village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 54 | 30 | 24 |
| Literacy | 84.29% | 91.01% | 77.72% |
| Scheduled Caste | 70 | 35 | 35 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 114 | 47 | 67 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Gouragapur village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Gouragapur village out of total population, 146 were engaged in work activities. 91.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 8.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 146 workers engaged in Main Work, 2 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 115 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 134 | 127 | 7 |
| Cultivators | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 115 | 112 | 3 |
| Household Industries | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Other Workers | 16 | 13 | 3 |
| Marginal Workers | 12 | 5 | 7 |
| Non Working | 290 | 87 | 203 |
Nearby Villages to Gouragapur,
Below are the list of villages near Gouragapur village in Sutahata.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Finga | 929 |
| Tajpur | 1,191 |
| Tajnagar | 1,813 |
| Uttar Basulia | 1,137 |
| Durbbabere | 2,608 |
| Ashadtalia | 1,656 |
| Guaberia | 3,896 |
| Bara Talia | 638 |
| Tabakhali | 755 |
| Dihsibram Nagar | 1,535 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Gouragapur, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal - Wikipedia