Gurma Population, Caste, Working Data Gumla, Jharkhand - Census 2011
Gurma is a village situated in Palkot block of Gumla district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 237 families residing in the village Gurma. The total population of Gurma is 1,145 out of which 565 are males and 580 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gurma is 1,027.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gurma village is 276 which is 24% of the total population. There are 137 male children and 139 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gurma is 1,015 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,027) of Gurma village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gurma is 47.9%. Thus Gurma village has lower literacy rate compared to 54.6% of Gumla district. The male literacy rate is 58.18% and the female literacy rate is 37.87% in Gurma village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Gurma village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Gurma Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Gurma village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 276 | 137 | 139 |
| Literacy | 47.87% | 58.18% | 37.87% |
| Scheduled Caste | 126 | 69 | 57 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 580 | 287 | 293 |
| Illiterate | 729 | 316 | 413 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 50.7% of total population in Gurma village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Gurma village out of total population, 594 were engaged in work activities. 79.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 20.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 594 workers engaged in Main Work, 378 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 22 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 471 | 298 | 173 |
| Cultivators | 378 | 269 | 109 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 22 | 2 | 20 |
| Household Industries | 45 | 6 | 39 |
| Other Workers | 26 | 21 | 5 |
| Marginal Workers | 123 | 3 | 120 |
| Non Working | 551 | 264 | 287 |
Nearby Villages to Gurma,
Below are the list of villages near Gurma village in Palkot.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Gurma, Gumla, Jharkhand - Wikipedia