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

Sohag Pur is a village situated in Dantan - II block of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 510 families residing in the village Sohag Pur. The total population of Sohag Pur is 2,313 out of which 1,176 are males and 1,137 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sohag Pur is 967.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sohag Pur village is 255 which is 11% of the total population. There are 130 male children and 125 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sohag Pur is 962 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (967) of Sohag Pur village.

Population
2,313
Families
510
Literacy
89.26%
Sex Ratio
967

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sohag Pur is 89.3%. Thus Sohag Pur village has higher literacy rate compared to 69% of Paschim Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 95.22% and the female literacy rate is 83.1% in Sohag Pur village.

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

Sohag Pur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 255 130 125
Literacy 89.26% 95.22% 83.1%
Scheduled Caste 383 196 187
Scheduled Tribe 77 38 39
Illiterate 476 180 296

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.3% of total population in Sohag Pur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sohag Pur village out of total population, 871 were engaged in work activities. 66.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 33.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 871 workers engaged in Main Work, 147 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 242 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 583 464 119
Cultivators 147 142 5
Agriculture Labourer 242 198 44
Household Industries 65 30 35
Other Workers 129 94 35
Marginal Workers 288 215 73
Non Working 1,442 497 945

Nearby Villages to Sohag Pur,

Below are the list of villages near Sohag Pur village in Dantan - II.

Village Population
Shyamsundarpur urf Saimana 2,115
Babla 1,360
Digha 702
Patpur 637
Dhaneswarpur 2,000
Agabar Chak 591
Kedar 1,748
Agarbar 1,180
Betarui 1,690
Bastupur 773

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