Sonakene Population, Caste, Working Data North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal - Census 2011

Sonakene is a village situated in Habra - I block of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,666 families residing in the village Sonakene. The total population of Sonakene is 6,937 out of which 3,622 are males and 3,315 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sonakene is 915.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sonakene village is 769 which is 11% of the total population. There are 384 male children and 385 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sonakene is 1,003 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (915) of Sonakene village.

Population
6,937
Families
1,666
Literacy
76.91%
Sex Ratio
915

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sonakene is 76.9%. Thus Sonakene village has higher literacy rate compared to 76% of North Twenty Four Parganas district. The male literacy rate is 81.96% and the female literacy rate is 71.33% in Sonakene village.

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

Sonakene Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 769 384 385
Literacy 76.91% 81.96% 71.33%
Scheduled Caste 2,117 1,108 1,009
Scheduled Tribe 813 428 385
Illiterate 2,193 968 1,225

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 30.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 11.7% of total population in Sonakene village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sonakene village out of total population, 2,570 were engaged in work activities. 78% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 22% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,570 workers engaged in Main Work, 301 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,182 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,005 1,823 182
Cultivators 301 291 10
Agriculture Labourer 1,182 1,076 106
Household Industries 31 22 9
Other Workers 491 434 57
Marginal Workers 565 300 265
Non Working 4,367 1,499 2,868

Nearby Villages to Sonakene,

Below are the list of villages near Sonakene village in Habra - I.

Village Population
Mahisha Machhlandapur 6,488
Rudrapur 3,572
Bamhati 3,653
Kharo 3,407
Bamhati Raghabpur 1,731
Gohalbati 4,187
Chakkultala 1,133
Saltia 3,100
Marakpur 5,053
Payragachhi 2,397

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