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Gontya Population - West Nimar, Madhya Pradesh

Gontya is a large village located in Bhagwanpura Tehsil of West Nimar district, Madhya Pradesh with total 378 families residing. The Gontya village has population of 2634 of which 1343 are males while 1291 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Gontya village population of children with age 0-6 is 651 which makes up 24.72 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Gontya village is 961 which is higher than Madhya Pradesh state average of 931. Child Sex Ratio for the Gontya as per census is 938, higher than Madhya Pradesh average of 918.

Gontya village has lower literacy rate compared to Madhya Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Gontya village was 28.90 % compared to 69.32 % of Madhya Pradesh. In Gontya Male literacy stands at 32.27 % while female literacy rate was 25.41 %.

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

Gontya Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 378 - -
Population 2,634 1,343 1,291
Child (0-6) 651 336 315
Schedule Caste 118 57 61
Schedule Tribe 2,425 1,234 1,191
Literacy 28.90 % 32.27 % 25.41 %
Total Workers 1,262 644 618
Main Worker 1,239 - -
Marginal Worker 23 8 15

Caste Factor

In Gontya village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 92.07 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 4.48 % of total population in Gontya village.

Work Profile

In Gontya village out of total population, 1262 were engaged in work activities. 98.18 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 1.82 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1262 workers engaged in Main Work, 1169 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 52 were Agricultural labourer.