Sohai Population, Caste, Working Data North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal - Census 2011

Sohai is a village situated in Deganga block of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,082 families residing in the village Sohai. The total population of Sohai is 4,858 out of which 2,534 are males and 2,324 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sohai is 917.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sohai village is 664 which is 14% of the total population. There are 353 male children and 311 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sohai is 881 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (917) of Sohai village.

Population
4,858
Families
1,082
Literacy
72.15%
Sex Ratio
917

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sohai is 72.2%. Thus Sohai village has lower literacy rate compared to 76% of North Twenty Four Parganas district. The male literacy rate is 75.97% and the female literacy rate is 68.01% in Sohai village.

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

Sohai Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 664 353 311
Literacy 72.15% 75.97% 68.01%
Scheduled Caste 73 39 34
Scheduled Tribe 71 33 38
Illiterate 1,832 877 955

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.5% of total population in Sohai village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sohai village out of total population, 1,558 were engaged in work activities. 85.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,558 workers engaged in Main Work, 292 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 729 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,331 1,257 74
Cultivators 292 288 4
Agriculture Labourer 729 683 46
Household Industries 8 8 0
Other Workers 302 278 24
Marginal Workers 227 201 26
Non Working 3,300 1,076 2,224

Nearby Villages to Sohai,

Below are the list of villages near Sohai village in Deganga.

Village Population
Rampur 1,086
Gambhirgachhi 2,681
Fazilpur 4,084
Mohanpur 2,067
Nurnagar 2,004
Arjullapur 2,596
Bara Bisweswarpur 2,154
Gobindapur 2,307
Mobarakpur 1,006
Basna Benapur 3,862

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