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Gahangu Population - Ganjam, Orissa

Gahangu is a large village located in GANGAPUR Block of Ganjam district, Orissa with total 602 families residing. The Gahangu village has population of 2804 of which 1377 are males while 1427 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Gahangu village population of children with age 0-6 is 345 which makes up 12.30 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Gahangu village is 1036 which is higher than Orissa state average of 979. Child Sex Ratio for the Gahangu as per census is 906, lower than Orissa average of 941.

Gahangu village has higher literacy rate compared to Orissa. In 2011, literacy rate of Gahangu village was 76.29 % compared to 72.87 % of Orissa. In Gahangu Male literacy stands at 86.04 % while female literacy rate was 67.06 %.

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

Gahangu Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 602 - -
Population 2,804 1,377 1,427
Child (0-6) 345 181 164
Schedule Caste 424 201 223
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 76.29 % 86.04 % 67.06 %
Total Workers 1,700 880 820
Main Worker 620 - -
Marginal Worker 1,080 398 682

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15.12 % of total population in Gahangu village. The village Gahangu currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Gahangu village out of total population, 1700 were engaged in work activities. 36.47 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 63.53 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1700 workers engaged in Main Work, 154 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 139 were Agricultural labourer.