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Gajwa Population - Chatra, Jharkhand

Gajwa is a large village located in Pratappur Block of Chatra district, Jharkhand with total 438 families residing. The Gajwa village has population of 2722 of which 1440 are males while 1282 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Gajwa village population of children with age 0-6 is 522 which makes up 19.18 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Gajwa village is 890 which is lower than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Gajwa as per census is 941, lower than Jharkhand average of 948.

Gajwa village has lower literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Gajwa village was 56.73 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Gajwa Male literacy stands at 67.04 % while female literacy rate was 45.00 %.

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

Gajwa Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 438 - -
Population 2,722 1,440 1,282
Child (0-6) 522 269 253
Schedule Caste 527 281 246
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 56.73 % 67.04 % 45.00 %
Total Workers 1,164 699 465
Main Worker 893 - -
Marginal Worker 271 198 73

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 19.36 % of total population in Gajwa village. The village Gajwa currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Gajwa village out of total population, 1164 were engaged in work activities. 76.72 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 23.28 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1164 workers engaged in Main Work, 121 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 703 were Agricultural labourer.