Sohra Population, Caste, Working Data Bhojpur, Bihar - Census 2011

Sohra is a village situated in Barhara block of Bhojpur district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,629 families residing in the village Sohra. The total population of Sohra is 11,474 out of which 6,149 are males and 5,325 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sohra is 866.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sohra village is 2010 which is 18% of the total population. There are 1088 male children and 922 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sohra is 847 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (866) of Sohra village.

Population
11,474
Families
1,629
Literacy
60.92%
Sex Ratio
866

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sohra is 60.9%. Thus Sohra village has higher literacy rate compared to 58.6% of Bhojpur district. The male literacy rate is 73.46% and the female literacy rate is 46.49% in Sohra village.

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

Sohra Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,010 1,088 922
Literacy 60.92% 73.46% 46.49%
Scheduled Caste 1,216 677 539
Scheduled Tribe 226 134 92
Illiterate 5,709 2,431 3,278

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2% of total population in Sohra village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sohra village out of total population, 2,978 were engaged in work activities. 40.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 59.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,978 workers engaged in Main Work, 130 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 677 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,217 1,127 90
Cultivators 130 122 8
Agriculture Labourer 677 635 42
Household Industries 51 44 7
Other Workers 359 326 33
Marginal Workers 1,761 1,478 283
Non Working 8,496 3,544 4,952

Nearby Villages to Sohra,

Below are the list of villages near Sohra village in Barhara.

Village Population
Keotia 954
Majhauli 1,572
Nargada 2,771
Balua 7,829
Piparpanti 3,697
Nurpur 803
Parasrampur 1,548
Kudaria 1,012
Jagatpur 1,975
Jokahri 1,362

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