Gourchak Population, Caste, Working Data Purba Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011
Gourchak is a village situated in Chandipur block of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 98 families residing in the village Gourchak. The total population of Gourchak is 505 out of which 276 are males and 229 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gourchak is 830.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gourchak village is 51 which is 10% of the total population. There are 30 male children and 21 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gourchak is 700 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (830) of Gourchak village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gourchak is 89.9%. Thus Gourchak village has higher literacy rate compared to 77% of Purba Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 94.72% and the female literacy rate is 84.13% in Gourchak village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Gourchak village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Gourchak Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Gourchak village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 51 | 30 | 21 |
| Literacy | 89.87% | 94.72% | 84.13% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 97 | 43 | 54 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Gourchak village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Gourchak village out of total population, 295 were engaged in work activities. 13.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 86.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 295 workers engaged in Main Work, 33 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 41 | 41 | 0 |
| Cultivators | 33 | 33 | 0 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Marginal Workers | 254 | 120 | 134 |
| Non Working | 210 | 115 | 95 |
Nearby Villages to Gourchak,
Below are the list of villages near Gourchak village in Chandipur.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Kotalpur | 488 |
| Uttar Iswarpur | 885 |
| Dhusia | 3,952 |
| Gomutha | 2,146 |
| Purusottampur | 1,286 |
| Barbanki | 1,074 |
| Babuia | 3,071 |
| Sultanpur | 2,485 |
| Dihi Kashimpur | 1,461 |
| Dhanyasri | 1,725 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Gourchak, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal - Wikipedia