Sholdiha Population, Caste, Working Data Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Sholdiha is a village situated in Keshpur block of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 326 families residing in the village Sholdiha. The total population of Sholdiha is 1,581 out of which 799 are males and 782 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sholdiha is 979.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sholdiha village is 182 which is 12% of the total population. There are 84 male children and 98 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sholdiha is 1,167 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (979) of Sholdiha village.

Population
1,581
Families
326
Literacy
78.48%
Sex Ratio
979

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sholdiha is 78.5%. Thus Sholdiha village has higher literacy rate compared to 69% of Paschim Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 85.73% and the female literacy rate is 70.91% in Sholdiha village.

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

Sholdiha Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 182 84 98
Literacy 78.48% 85.73% 70.91%
Scheduled Caste 219 109 110
Scheduled Tribe 4 3 1
Illiterate 483 186 297

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Sholdiha village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sholdiha village out of total population, 652 were engaged in work activities. 68.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 31.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 652 workers engaged in Main Work, 336 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 41 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 448 421 27
Cultivators 336 326 10
Agriculture Labourer 41 30 11
Household Industries 15 15 0
Other Workers 56 50 6
Marginal Workers 204 72 132
Non Working 929 306 623

Nearby Villages to Sholdiha,

Below are the list of villages near Sholdiha village in Keshpur.

Village Population
Shyam Chandpur 1,069
Naya Gram 468
Kakta Bahadur Nagar 387
Tush Khali 213
Paltagar 1,383
Dhara Sol 213
Garur Bag 313
Jam Pal 110
Maipur 627
Dogerya 967

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