Sonagar Population, Caste, Working Data South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal - Census 2011

Sonagar is a village situated in Gosaba block of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 817 families residing in the village Sonagar. The total population of Sonagar is 3,391 out of which 1,723 are males and 1,668 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sonagar is 968.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sonagar village is 378 which is 11% of the total population. There are 201 male children and 177 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sonagar is 881 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (968) of Sonagar village.

Population
3,391
Families
817
Literacy
77.63%
Sex Ratio
968

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sonagar is 77.6%. Thus Sonagar village has higher literacy rate compared to 67.8% of South Twenty Four Parganas district. The male literacy rate is 83.71% and the female literacy rate is 71.43% in Sonagar village.

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

Sonagar Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 378 201 177
Literacy 77.63% 83.71% 71.43%
Scheduled Caste 991 507 484
Scheduled Tribe 210 103 107
Illiterate 1,052 449 603

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 29.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 6.2% of total population in Sonagar village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sonagar village out of total population, 1,946 were engaged in work activities. 8.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 91.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,946 workers engaged in Main Work, 33 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 26 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 171 131 40
Cultivators 33 29 4
Agriculture Labourer 26 22 4
Household Industries 7 4 3
Other Workers 105 76 29
Marginal Workers 1,775 982 793
Non Working 1,445 610 835

Nearby Villages to Sonagar,

Below are the list of villages near Sonagar village in Gosaba.

Village Population
Mathurakhanda 3,826
Dulki 2,876
Amlamethi 9,298
Pakhiralay 3,946
Bally 6,234
Rangabalia 3,620
Bijoynagar 6,507
Bagbagan 3,467
Birajnagar 5,328
Uttar Danga 3,673

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