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

Sohjana is a village situated in Nawada block of Nawada district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 283 families residing in the village Sohjana. The total population of Sohjana is 1,583 out of which 802 are males and 781 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sohjana is 974.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sohjana village is 215 which is 14% of the total population. There are 100 male children and 115 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sohjana is 1,150 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (974) of Sohjana village.

Population
1,583
Families
283
Literacy
63.23%
Sex Ratio
974

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sohjana is 63.2%. Thus Sohjana village has higher literacy rate compared to 49.2% of Nawada district. The male literacy rate is 69.8% and the female literacy rate is 56.31% 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 215 100 115
Literacy 63.23% 69.8% 56.31%
Scheduled Caste 1,041 526 515
Scheduled Tribe 3 1 2
Illiterate 718 312 406

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 65.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Sohjana village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sohjana village out of total population, 728 were engaged in work activities. 20.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 79.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 728 workers engaged in Main Work, 40 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 63 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 149 122 27
Cultivators 40 36 4
Agriculture Labourer 63 48 15
Household Industries 13 11 2
Other Workers 33 27 6
Marginal Workers 579 273 306
Non Working 855 407 448

Nearby Villages to Sohjana,

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

Village Population
Mahuli 3,614
Siswan 2,914
Gondapur 11,098
Ghausnagar 1,142
Budhaul 3,604
Ghaus Chak Milki 610
Lohra 2,343
Neya 3,253
Didaur 2,375
Jhiktaura 1,454

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