Sonakhali Population, Caste, Working Data Nadia, West Bengal - Census 2011

Sonakhali is a village situated in Haringhata block of Nadia district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 551 families residing in the village Sonakhali. The total population of Sonakhali is 2,528 out of which 1,275 are males and 1,253 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sonakhali is 983.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sonakhali village is 272 which is 11% of the total population. There are 125 male children and 147 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sonakhali is 1,176 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (983) of Sonakhali village.

Population
2,528
Families
551
Literacy
75.44%
Sex Ratio
983

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sonakhali is 75.4%. Thus Sonakhali village has higher literacy rate compared to 67.4% of Nadia district. The male literacy rate is 81.3% and the female literacy rate is 69.35% in Sonakhali village.

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

Sonakhali Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 272 125 147
Literacy 75.44% 81.3% 69.35%
Scheduled Caste 212 104 108
Scheduled Tribe 670 356 314
Illiterate 826 340 486

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 26.5% of total population in Sonakhali village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sonakhali village out of total population, 838 were engaged in work activities. 93.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 6.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 838 workers engaged in Main Work, 122 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 444 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 784 707 77
Cultivators 122 111 11
Agriculture Labourer 444 417 27
Household Industries 21 12 9
Other Workers 197 167 30
Marginal Workers 54 30 24
Non Working 1,690 538 1,152

Nearby Villages to Sonakhali,

Below are the list of villages near Sonakhali village in Haringhata.

Village Population
Panchpukuria 1,631
Birohi 3,721
Baksha 2,905
Chandirampur 4,740
Panchpota 842
Balindi 3,640
Muragachha 804
Ayespur 3,433
Narayanpur 4,548
Dakshin Rajapur 583

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