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

Saogaon is a village situated in Mal block of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 200 families residing in the village Saogaon. The total population of Saogaon is 981 out of which 501 are males and 480 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Saogaon is 958.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Saogaon village is 147 which is 15% of the total population. There are 74 male children and 73 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Saogaon is 986 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (958) of Saogaon village.

Population
981
Families
200
Literacy
55.64%
Sex Ratio
958

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Saogaon is 55.6%. Thus Saogaon village has lower literacy rate compared to 64.5% of Jalpaiguri district. The male literacy rate is 61.12% and the female literacy rate is 49.88% in Saogaon village.

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

Saogaon Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 147 74 73
Literacy 55.64% 61.12% 49.88%
Scheduled Caste 17 11 6
Scheduled Tribe 820 404 416
Illiterate 517 240 277

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 83.6% of total population in Saogaon village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Saogaon village out of total population, 246 were engaged in work activities. 76.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 23.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 246 workers engaged in Main Work, 169 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 189 157 32
Cultivators 169 146 23
Agriculture Labourer 1 1 0
Other Workers 19 10 9
Marginal Workers 57 38 19
Non Working 735 306 429

Nearby Villages to Saogaon,

Below are the list of villages near Saogaon village in Mal.

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