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Gachia Population - Banka, Bihar

Gachia is a large village located in Dhuraiya Block of Banka district, Bihar with total 442 families residing. The Gachia village has population of 2505 of which 1343 are males while 1162 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Gachia village population of children with age 0-6 is 477 which makes up 19.04 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Gachia village is 865 which is lower than Bihar state average of 918. Child Sex Ratio for the Gachia as per census is 871, lower than Bihar average of 935.

Gachia village has lower literacy rate compared to Bihar. In 2011, literacy rate of Gachia village was 59.12 % compared to 61.80 % of Bihar. In Gachia Male literacy stands at 66.91 % while female literacy rate was 50.11 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Gachia 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 Gachia village.

Gachia Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 442 - -
Population 2,505 1,343 1,162
Child (0-6) 477 255 222
Schedule Caste 332 172 160
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 59.12 % 66.91 % 50.11 %
Total Workers 1,267 738 529
Main Worker 914 - -
Marginal Worker 353 207 146

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.25 % of total population in Gachia village. The village Gachia currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Gachia village out of total population, 1267 were engaged in work activities. 72.14 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 27.86 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1267 workers engaged in Main Work, 162 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 613 were Agricultural labourer.