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Gawan Population - Giridih, Jharkhand

Gawan is a large village located in Gawan Block of Giridih district, Jharkhand with total 1295 families residing. The Gawan village has population of 7458 of which 3917 are males while 3541 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Gawan village population of children with age 0-6 is 1442 which makes up 19.33 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Gawan village is 904 which is lower than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Gawan as per census is 943, lower than Jharkhand average of 948.

Gawan village has higher literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Gawan village was 67.02 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Gawan Male literacy stands at 78.14 % while female literacy rate was 54.59 %.

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

Gawan Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 1,295 - -
Population 7,458 3,917 3,541
Child (0-6) 1,442 742 700
Schedule Caste 1,053 543 510
Schedule Tribe 37 16 21
Literacy 67.02 % 78.14 % 54.59 %
Total Workers 2,491 1,947 544
Main Worker 1,968 - -
Marginal Worker 523 181 342

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.12 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.50 % of total population in Gawan village.

Work Profile

In Gawan village out of total population, 2491 were engaged in work activities. 79.00 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 21.00 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2491 workers engaged in Main Work, 367 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 466 were Agricultural labourer.