Sohjana Population, Caste, Working Data Nalanda, Bihar - Census 2011

Sohjana is a village situated in Islampur block of Nalanda district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 368 families residing in the village Sohjana. The total population of Sohjana is 2,284 out of which 1,183 are males and 1,101 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sohjana is 931.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sohjana village is 442 which is 19% of the total population. There are 231 male children and 211 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sohjana is 913 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (931) of Sohjana village.

Population
2,284
Families
368
Literacy
58.69%
Sex Ratio
931

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sohjana is 58.7%. Thus Sohjana village has higher literacy rate compared to 52.8% of Nalanda district. The male literacy rate is 75.21% and the female literacy rate is 41.01% in Sohjana village.

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

Sohjana Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 442 231 211
Literacy 58.69% 75.21% 41.01%
Scheduled Caste 731 384 347
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,203 467 736

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 32% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Sohjana village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sohjana village out of total population, 907 were engaged in work activities. 78.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 21.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 907 workers engaged in Main Work, 251 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 314 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 710 470 240
Cultivators 251 149 102
Agriculture Labourer 314 208 106
Household Industries 36 34 2
Other Workers 109 79 30
Marginal Workers 197 91 106
Non Working 1,377 622 755

Nearby Villages to Sohjana,

Below are the list of villages near Sohjana village in Islampur.

Village Population
Maidi Kalan 2,330
Maidi Khurd 1,508
Daura 1,509
Chaurawan 1,842
Panhar 11,229
Sakri 4,446
Panhar Kharij Jama 494
Harseni 1,616
Gangti 1,504
Sunri 3,600

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