Gagra Population, Caste, Working Data Puruliya, West Bengal - Census 2011
Gagra is a village situated in Raghunathpur - I block of Puruliya district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 410 families residing in the village Gagra. The total population of Gagra is 1,947 out of which 1,027 are males and 920 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gagra is 896.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Gagra village is 217 which is 11% of the total population. There are 107 male children and 110 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gagra is 1,028 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (896) of Gagra village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gagra is 79.2%. Thus Gagra village has a higher literacy rate compared to 55.5% of Puruliya district. The male literacy rate is 90.76% and the female literacy rate is 66.05% in Gagra village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Gagra village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Gagra Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Gagra village.
Total | Male | Female | |
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Children | 217 | 107 | 110 |
Literacy | 79.19% | 90.76% | 66.05% |
Scheduled Caste | 1,690 | 885 | 805 |
Scheduled Tribe | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Illiterate | 577 | 192 | 385 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 86.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Gagra village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Gagra village out of total population, 675 were engaged in work activities. 96.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 3.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 675 workers engaged in Main Work, 355 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 134 were Agricultural labourers.
Total | Male | Female | |
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Main Workers | 650 | 552 | 98 |
Cultivators | 355 | 348 | 7 |
Agriculture Labourer | 134 | 75 | 59 |
Other Workers | 161 | 129 | 32 |
Marginal Workers | 25 | 15 | 10 |
Non Working | 1,272 | 460 | 812 |
Map of Gagra, Puruliya, West Bengal
Nearby Villages to Gagra, Raghunathpur - I
Below are the list of villages near Gagra village in Raghunathpur - I.
Village | Population |
---|---|
Jarukhamar | 473 |
Shimlon | 476 |
Lachhmanpur | 1,011 |
Namabathan | 250 |
Digardi | 151 |
Gopal Chak | 126 |
Shikratanr | 511 |
Dhatara | 1,274 |
Kelahi | 222 |
Salanchi | 1,476 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Gagra, Puruliya, West Bengal - Wikipedia