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Gorkhar Population - Basti, Uttar Pradesh

Gorkhar is a medium size village located in Bhanpur Tehsil of Basti district, Uttar Pradesh with total 154 families residing. The Gorkhar village has population of 907 of which 468 are males while 439 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Gorkhar village population of children with age 0-6 is 162 which makes up 17.86 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Gorkhar village is 938 which is higher than Uttar Pradesh state average of 912. Child Sex Ratio for the Gorkhar as per census is 636, lower than Uttar Pradesh average of 902.

Gorkhar village has lower literacy rate compared to Uttar Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Gorkhar village was 46.85 % compared to 67.68 % of Uttar Pradesh. In Gorkhar Male literacy stands at 57.72 % while female literacy rate was 36.17 %.

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

Gorkhar Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 154 - -
Population 907 468 439
Child (0-6) 162 99 63
Schedule Caste 262 134 128
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 46.85 % 57.72 % 36.17 %
Total Workers 482 287 195
Main Worker 348 - -
Marginal Worker 134 95 39

Caste Factor

Gorkhar village of Basti has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 28.89 % of total population in Gorkhar village. The village Gorkhar currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Gorkhar village out of total population, 482 were engaged in work activities. 72.20 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 27.80 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 482 workers engaged in Main Work, 38 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 9 were Agricultural labourer.