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Gawal Population - West Nimar, Madhya Pradesh

Gawal is a medium size village located in Bhikangaon Tehsil of West Nimar district, Madhya Pradesh with total 125 families residing. The Gawal village has population of 607 of which 295 are males while 312 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Gawal village population of children with age 0-6 is 111 which makes up 18.29 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Gawal village is 1058 which is higher than Madhya Pradesh state average of 931. Child Sex Ratio for the Gawal as per census is 1094, higher than Madhya Pradesh average of 918.

Gawal village has lower literacy rate compared to Madhya Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Gawal village was 55.24 % compared to 69.32 % of Madhya Pradesh. In Gawal Male literacy stands at 62.40 % while female literacy rate was 48.43 %.

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

Gawal Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 125 - -
Population 607 295 312
Child (0-6) 111 53 58
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 562 272 290
Literacy 55.24 % 62.40 % 48.43 %
Total Workers 314 155 159
Main Worker 312 - -
Marginal Worker 2 2 0

Caste Factor

In Gawal village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 92.59 % of total population in Gawal village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Gawal village of West Nimar.

Work Profile

In Gawal village out of total population, 314 were engaged in work activities. 99.36 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 0.64 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 314 workers engaged in Main Work, 171 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 139 were Agricultural labourer.