Sofwa Population, Caste, Working Data Pashchim Champaran, Bihar - Census 2011

Sofwa is a village situated in Narkatiaganj block of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 258 families residing in the village Sofwa. The total population of Sofwa is 1,617 out of which 869 are males and 748 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sofwa is 861.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sofwa village is 366 which is 23% of the total population. There are 195 male children and 171 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sofwa is 877 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (861) of Sofwa village.

Population
1,617
Families
258
Literacy
42.85%
Sex Ratio
861

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sofwa is 42.8%. Thus Sofwa village has lower literacy rate compared to 44.7% of Pashchim Champaran district. The male literacy rate is 54.15% and the female literacy rate is 29.64% in Sofwa village.

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

Sofwa Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 366 195 171
Literacy 42.85% 54.15% 29.64%
Scheduled Caste 96 52 44
Scheduled Tribe 7 3 4
Illiterate 1,081 504 577

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.4% of total population in Sofwa village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sofwa village out of total population, 533 were engaged in work activities. 60.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 39.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 533 workers engaged in Main Work, 2 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 268 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 324 315 9
Cultivators 2 1 1
Agriculture Labourer 268 263 5
Other Workers 54 51 3
Marginal Workers 209 99 110
Non Working 1,084 455 629

Nearby Villages to Sofwa,

Below are the list of villages near Sofwa village in Narkatiaganj.

Village Population
Bishunpurwa 1,714
Barwa 1,943
Narkatia 1,070
Katgharwa 1,817
Jaimangalpur 1,927
Tumkaria 1,267
Jamunia 2,042
Koirganwan 1,699
Mathia Khap 99
Purainia 3,538

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