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

Sokhodewara is a village situated in Kawakol block of Nawada district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,428 families residing in the village Sokhodewara. The total population of Sokhodewara is 8,537 out of which 4,343 are males and 4,194 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sokhodewara is 966.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sokhodewara village is 1668 which is 20% of the total population. There are 887 male children and 781 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sokhodewara is 880 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (966) of Sokhodewara village.

Population
8,537
Families
1,428
Literacy
48.9%
Sex Ratio
966

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sokhodewara is 48.9%. Thus Sokhodewara village has lower literacy rate compared to 49.2% of Nawada district. The male literacy rate is 63.51% and the female literacy rate is 34.1% in Sokhodewara village.

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

Sokhodewara Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,668 887 781
Literacy 48.9% 63.51% 34.1%
Scheduled Caste 1,646 834 812
Scheduled Tribe 1 0 1
Illiterate 5,178 2,148 3,030

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 19.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Sokhodewara village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sokhodewara village out of total population, 2,764 were engaged in work activities. 71.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 28.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,764 workers engaged in Main Work, 514 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,188 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,971 1,500 471
Cultivators 514 464 50
Agriculture Labourer 1,188 831 357
Household Industries 35 30 5
Other Workers 234 175 59
Marginal Workers 793 422 371
Non Working 5,773 2,421 3,352

Nearby Villages to Sokhodewara,

Below are the list of villages near Sokhodewara village in Kawakol.

Village Population
Dewangarh 13,073
Sarauni 7,159
Majhila 7,621
Paharpur 6,310
Kauakol 12,198
Kewali 3,930
Pachamma 2,605
Nawadih 5,692
Madhurapur 7,762
Charaul 1,286

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