Sohian Population, Caste, Working Data Ludhiana, Punjab - Census 2011

Sohian is a village situated in Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 509 families residing in the village Sohian. The total population of Sohian is 2,619 out of which 1,370 are males and 1,249 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sohian is 912.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sohian village is 246 which is 9% of the total population. There are 134 male children and 112 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sohian is 836 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (912) of Sohian village.

Population
2,619
Families
509
Literacy
81.75%
Sex Ratio
912

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sohian is 81.8%. Thus Sohian village has higher literacy rate compared to 73.2% of Ludhiana district. The male literacy rate is 85.76% and the female literacy rate is 77.4% in Sohian village.

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

Sohian Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 246 134 112
Literacy 81.75% 85.76% 77.4%
Scheduled Caste 909 471 438
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 679 310 369

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 34.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Sohian village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sohian village out of total population, 858 were engaged in work activities. 89.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 858 workers engaged in Main Work, 242 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 191 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 765 635 130
Cultivators 242 234 8
Agriculture Labourer 191 180 11
Household Industries 18 12 6
Other Workers 314 209 105
Marginal Workers 93 37 56
Non Working 1,761 698 1,063

Nearby Villages to Sohian,

Below are the list of villages near Sohian village in Jagraon.

Village Population
Shahid Rachhpal Singh Nagar Urf Aligarh 757
Pabbian 1,672
Gagra 1,280
Kular 2,228
Mirpur 868
Jassowal 2,194
Bir Gagra 667
Boparai Kalan 3,731
Bardeke 1,338
Sheikhupura 1,727

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