Gay Ghat Population, Caste, Working Data Purba Champaran, Bihar - Census 2011
Gay Ghat is a village situated in Harsidhi block of Purba Champaran district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 429 families residing in the village Gay Ghat. The total population of Gay Ghat is 2,547 out of which 1,322 are males and 1,225 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gay Ghat is 927.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Gay Ghat village is 535 which is 21% of the total population. There are 262 male children and 273 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gay Ghat is 1,042 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (927) of Gay Ghat village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gay Ghat is 60.2%. Thus Gay Ghat village has a higher literacy rate compared to 44.7% of Purba Champaran district. The male literacy rate is 70.19% and the female literacy rate is 49.16% in Gay Ghat village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Gay Ghat village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Gay Ghat Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Gay Ghat village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 535 | 262 | 273 |
| Literacy | 60.24% | 70.19% | 49.16% |
| Scheduled Caste | 41 | 18 | 23 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 1,335 | 578 | 757 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Gay Ghat village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Gay Ghat village out of total population, 884 were engaged in work activities. 67.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 32.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 884 workers engaged in Main Work, 167 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 281 were Agricultural labourers.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 595 | 539 | 56 |
| Cultivators | 167 | 162 | 5 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 281 | 258 | 23 |
| Household Industries | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 146 | 118 | 28 |
| Marginal Workers | 289 | 99 | 190 |
| Non Working | 1,663 | 684 | 979 |
Map of Gay Ghat, Purba Champaran, Bihar
Nearby Villages to Gay Ghat, Harsidhi
Below are the list of villages near Gay Ghat village in Harsidhi.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Banra Harpur | 1,735 |
| Auraiya | 1,821 |
| Ram Nagar | 2,379 |
| Sariswa | 2,587 |
| Rupdih | 2,019 |
| Murarpur | 5,834 |
| Manikpur | 4,164 |
| Harpur Ray | 3,140 |
| Sareya | 2,041 |
| Danhi | 789 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Gay Ghat, Purba Champaran, Bihar - Wikipedia