Sakojhora Population, Caste, Working Data Jalpaiguri, West Bengal - Census 2011

Sakojhora is a village situated in Dhupguri block of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,276 families residing in the village Sakojhora. The total population of Sakojhora is 5,586 out of which 2,860 are males and 2,726 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sakojhora is 953.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sakojhora village is 625 which is 11% of the total population. There are 302 male children and 323 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sakojhora is 1,070 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (953) of Sakojhora village.

Population
5,586
Families
1,276
Literacy
78.45%
Sex Ratio
953

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sakojhora is 78.5%. Thus Sakojhora village has higher literacy rate compared to 64.5% of Jalpaiguri district. The male literacy rate is 83.07% and the female literacy rate is 73.53% in Sakojhora village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Sakojhora village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Sakojhora Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Sakojhora village.

Total Male Female
Children 625 302 323
Literacy 78.45% 83.07% 73.53%
Scheduled Caste 1,314 693 621
Scheduled Tribe 1,008 516 492
Illiterate 1,694 735 959

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 23.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 18% of total population in Sakojhora village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sakojhora village out of total population, 1,975 were engaged in work activities. 79.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 20.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,975 workers engaged in Main Work, 109 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 109 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,565 1,391 174
Cultivators 109 94 15
Agriculture Labourer 109 90 19
Household Industries 47 42 5
Other Workers 1,300 1,165 135
Marginal Workers 410 185 225
Non Working 3,611 1,284 2,327

Nearby Villages to Sakojhora,

Below are the list of villages near Sakojhora village in Dhupguri.

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