Gharghoda Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Raigarh, Chhattisgarh - Census 2011

Gharghoda is a Nagar Panchayat city situated in Gharghoda tehsil of Raigarh district. The Gharghoda city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 2,244 families residing in the Gharghoda city. The total population of Gharghoda is 9,455 out of which 4,829 are males and 4,626 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gharghoda is 958.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Gharghoda city is 1171 which is 12% of the total population. There are 616 male children and 555 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gharghoda is 901 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (958).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gharghoda is 80.4%. Thus Gharghoda has a higher literacy rate compared to 73.3% of Raigarh district. The male literacy rate is 89.65% and the female literacy rate is 70.87% in Gharghoda.

Population
9,455
Literacy
80.4%
Sex Ratio
958

Gharghoda Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 2,244 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Nagar Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Gharghoda Nagar Panchayat

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Gharghoda Nagar Panchayat.

Total Male Female
Children 1,171 616 555
Literacy 80.4% 78.2% 62.4%
Scheduled Caste 1,251 633 618
Scheduled Tribe 2,818 1,370 1,448
Illiterate 2,793 1,052 1,741

Caste-wise Population - Gharghoda

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 29.8% of total population in Gharghoda.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,251 633 618
Schedule Tribe 2,818 1,370 1,448

Religion-wise Population - Gharghoda

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Gharghoda is 8,671 which is 91.71% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Gharghoda is 474 which is 5.01% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Gharghoda as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 8,671 (91.71%) 4,434 4,237
Muslim 474 (5.01%) 250 224
Christian 278 (2.94%) 127 151
Sikh 20 (0.21%) 11 9
Buddhist 1 (0.01%) 0 1
Jain 6 (0.06%) 3 3
Other Religion 3 (0.03%) 2 1
No Religion Specified 2 (0.02%) 2 0

Literacy Rate - Gharghoda

The total literacy rate of Gharghoda was 80.42% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 70.28% of Chhattisgarh. Population-wise, out of total 6,662 literates, males were 3,777 while females were 2,885. Also the male literacy rate was 89.65% and the female literacy rate was 70.87% in Gharghoda.

  Gharghoda Chhattisgarh
Female 70.87% 60.24%
Male 89.65% 80.27%
Total 80.42% 70.28%

Sex Ratio - Gharghoda

The Sex Ratio of Gharghoda is 958. Thus per every 1000 men there were 958 females in Gharghoda. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 901 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 958 ) of Gharghoda.


Child Population - Gharghoda

According to Census 2011, there were 1,171 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Gharghoda. Out of which 616 were male while 555 were female.


Working Population - Gharghoda

In Gharghoda Nagar Panchayat out of total population, 3,680 were engaged in work activities. 76.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 23.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,680 workers engaged in Main Work, 354 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 138 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,811 2,226 585
Cultivators 354 251 103
Agriculture Labourer 138 97 41
Household Industries 104 73 31
Other Workers 2,215 1,805 410
Marginal Workers 869 476 393
Non Working 5,775 2,127 3,648

Gharghoda Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Gharghoda is further divided into 15 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 643 55.4% 1,094
2 Ward No - 2 681 81.9% 1,027
3 Ward No - 3 684 61.8% 921
4 Ward No - 4 792 64.4% 932
5 Ward No - 5 747 67.7% 997
6 Ward No - 6 699 69.8% 894
7 Ward No - 7 702 67.5% 1,053
8 Ward No - 8 708 72.6% 972
9 Ward No - 9 521 71.2% 1,004
10 Ward No - 10 519 72.1% 966
11 Ward No - 11 434 74.2% 895
12 Ward No - 12 494 67.4% 1,016
13 Ward No - 13 570 84.2% 881
14 Ward No - 14 506 68.4% 909
15 Ward No - 15 755 80.4% 841

Map of Gharghoda, Raigarh, Chhattisgarh


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