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Gokanya Population - Indore, Madhya Pradesh

Gokanya is a medium size village located in Mhow Tehsil of Indore district, Madhya Pradesh with total 279 families residing. The Gokanya village has population of 1402 of which 750 are males while 652 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Gokanya village population of children with age 0-6 is 241 which makes up 17.19 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Gokanya village is 869 which is lower than Madhya Pradesh state average of 931. Child Sex Ratio for the Gokanya as per census is 840, lower than Madhya Pradesh average of 918.

Gokanya village has higher literacy rate compared to Madhya Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Gokanya village was 71.32 % compared to 69.32 % of Madhya Pradesh. In Gokanya Male literacy stands at 82.71 % while female literacy rate was 58.30 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Gokanya village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Gokanya village.

Gokanya Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 279 - -
Population 1,402 750 652
Child (0-6) 241 131 110
Schedule Caste 41 18 23
Schedule Tribe 525 272 253
Literacy 71.32 % 82.71 % 58.30 %
Total Workers 628 375 253
Main Worker 393 - -
Marginal Worker 235 114 121

Caste Factor

In Gokanya village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 37.45 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 2.92 % of total population in Gokanya village.

Work Profile

In Gokanya village out of total population, 628 were engaged in work activities. 62.58 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 37.42 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 628 workers engaged in Main Work, 117 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 78 were Agricultural labourer.