Somsar Population, Caste, Working Data Bankura, West Bengal - Census 2011

Somsar is a village situated in Indus block of Bankura district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 957 families residing in the village Somsar. The total population of Somsar is 4,421 out of which 2,285 are males and 2,136 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Somsar is 935.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Somsar village is 557 which is 13% of the total population. There are 283 male children and 274 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Somsar is 968 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (935) of Somsar village.

Population
4,421
Families
957
Literacy
63.12%
Sex Ratio
935

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Somsar is 63.1%. Thus Somsar village has higher literacy rate compared to 62.1% of Bankura district. The male literacy rate is 70.98% and the female literacy rate is 54.67% in Somsar village.

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

Somsar Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 557 283 274
Literacy 63.12% 70.98% 54.67%
Scheduled Caste 2,141 1,060 1,081
Scheduled Tribe 67 38 29
Illiterate 1,982 864 1,118

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 48.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.5% of total population in Somsar village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Somsar village out of total population, 2,050 were engaged in work activities. 43.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 56.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,050 workers engaged in Main Work, 285 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 406 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 900 731 169
Cultivators 285 279 6
Agriculture Labourer 406 256 150
Household Industries 7 7 0
Other Workers 202 189 13
Marginal Workers 1,150 662 488
Non Working 2,371 892 1,479

Nearby Villages to Somsar,

Below are the list of villages near Somsar village in Indus.

Village Population
Bhagitpur 747
Palash Danga 785
Kumna 1,197
Gopal Nagar 3,440
Uttar Khanda 770
Rol 3,858
Chichinga 1,591
Fatika 742
Padua 280
Adparakumrul 2,863

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