Gua Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Gua is a Census Town city situated in Noamundi block of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 2,607 families residing in the Gua city. The total population of Gua is 12,554 out of which 6,398 are males and 6,156 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gua is 962.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Gua city is 1668 which is 13% of the total population. There are 838 male children and 830 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gua is 990 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (962).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gua is 78%. Thus Gua has a higher literacy rate compared to 58.6% of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. The male literacy rate is 88.27% and the female literacy rate is 67.39% in Gua.

Population
12,554
Literacy
78%
Sex Ratio
962

Gua Census Town has total administration over 2,607 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Gua Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Gua Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 1,668 838 830
Literacy 78% 76.7% 58.3%
Scheduled Caste 1,864 905 959
Scheduled Tribe 4,096 2,060 2,036
Illiterate 4,057 1,490 2,567

Caste-wise Population - Gua

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 32.6% of total population in Gua.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,864 905 959
Schedule Tribe 4,096 2,060 2,036

Religion-wise Population - Gua

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Gua is 8,339 which is 66.43% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Gua is 611 which is 4.87% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Gua as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 8,339 (66.43%) 4,262 4,077
Muslim 611 (4.87%) 312 299
Christian 1,238 (9.86%) 607 631
Sikh 60 (0.48%) 33 27
Buddhist 13 (0.1%) 8 5
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 2,109 (16.8%) 1,078 1,031
No Religion Specified 184 (1.47%) 98 86

Literacy Rate - Gua

The total literacy rate of Gua was 78.05% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 66.41% of Jharkhand. Population-wise, out of total 8,497 literates, males were 4,908 while females were 3,589. Also the male literacy rate was 88.27% and the female literacy rate was 67.39% in Gua.

  Gua Jharkhand
Female 67.39% 55.42%
Male 88.27% 76.84%
Total 78.05% 66.41%

Sex Ratio - Gua

The Sex Ratio of Gua is 962. Thus per every 1000 men there were 962 females in Gua. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 990 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 962 ) of Gua.


Child Population - Gua

According to Census 2011, there were 1,668 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Gua. Out of which 838 were male while 830 were female.


Working Population - Gua

In Gua Census Town out of total population, 3,780 were engaged in work activities. 88.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,780 workers engaged in Main Work, 4 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 14 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,356 2,837 519
Cultivators 4 3 1
Agriculture Labourer 14 13 1
Household Industries 55 43 12
Other Workers 3,283 2,778 505
Marginal Workers 424 294 130
Non Working 8,774 3,267 5,507

Gua Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Gua is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 12,554 67.7% 962

Map of Gua, Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand


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