Sokra Population, Caste, Working Data Palamu, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Sokra is a village situated in Chainpur block of Palamu district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 178 families residing in the village Sokra. The total population of Sokra is 1,021 out of which 501 are males and 520 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sokra is 1,038.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sokra village is 173 which is 17% of the total population. There are 91 male children and 82 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sokra is 901 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,038) of Sokra village.

Population
1,021
Families
178
Literacy
62.38%
Sex Ratio
1,038

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sokra is 62.4%. Thus Sokra village has higher literacy rate compared to 52.8% of Palamu district. The male literacy rate is 75.12% and the female literacy rate is 50.46% in Sokra village.

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

Sokra Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 173 91 82
Literacy 62.38% 75.12% 50.46%
Scheduled Caste 110 59 51
Scheduled Tribe 773 374 399
Illiterate 492 193 299

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 75.7% of total population in Sokra village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sokra village out of total population, 513 were engaged in work activities. 4.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 95.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 513 workers engaged in Main Work, 2 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 24 20 4
Cultivators 2 2 0
Agriculture Labourer 3 3 0
Household Industries 2 1 1
Other Workers 17 14 3
Marginal Workers 489 241 248
Non Working 508 240 268

Nearby Villages to Sokra,

Below are the list of villages near Sokra village in Chainpur.

Village Population
Khauraha 91
Kurkutta 299
Kui 102
Dulsulma 753
Khura 207
Rajhara 335
Parsakhar Alias Barwakhar 385
Basaria Khurd 685
Muru 630
Dokra 732

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