Gunwanti Population, Caste, Working Data Araria, Bihar - Census 2011
Gunwanti is a village situated in Raniganj block of Araria district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,578 families residing in the village Gunwanti. The total population of Gunwanti is 7,518 out of which 3,861 are males and 3,657 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gunwanti is 947.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gunwanti village is 1489 which is 20% of the total population. There are 744 male children and 745 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gunwanti is 1,001 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (947) of Gunwanti village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gunwanti is 55.7%. Thus Gunwanti village has higher literacy rate compared to 42.5% of Araria district. The male literacy rate is 66.22% and the female literacy rate is 44.4% in Gunwanti village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Gunwanti village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Gunwanti Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Gunwanti village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 1,489 | 744 | 745 |
| Literacy | 55.68% | 66.22% | 44.4% |
| Scheduled Caste | 697 | 365 | 332 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 4,161 | 1,797 | 2,364 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Gunwanti village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Gunwanti village out of total population, 3,469 were engaged in work activities. 45.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 54.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,469 workers engaged in Main Work, 440 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 906 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 1,567 | 1,092 | 475 |
| Cultivators | 440 | 329 | 111 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 906 | 616 | 290 |
| Household Industries | 54 | 32 | 22 |
| Other Workers | 167 | 115 | 52 |
| Marginal Workers | 1,902 | 854 | 1,048 |
| Non Working | 4,049 | 1,915 | 2,134 |
Nearby Villages to Gunwanti,
Below are the list of villages near Gunwanti village in Raniganj.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Basaithi Math | 524 |
| Gidhwas | 3,793 |
| Basaithi | 13,579 |
| Hansa | 10,038 |
| Bhawani Nagar | 2,856 |
| Pachera | 4,762 |
| Bausi | 8,909 |
| Kajra | 3,577 |
| Pharkia | 11,823 |
| Kamalpur | 1,357 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Gunwanti, Araria, Bihar - Wikipedia