Sonal Kot Population, Caste, Working Data Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir - Census 2011

Sonal Kot is a village situated in Rajauri tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 289 families residing in the village Sonal Kot. The total population of Sonal Kot is 1,156 out of which 590 are males and 566 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sonal Kot is 959.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sonal Kot village is 195 which is 17% of the total population. There are 105 male children and 90 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sonal Kot is 857 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (959) of Sonal Kot village.

Population
1,156
Families
289
Literacy
81.89%
Sex Ratio
959

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sonal Kot is 81.9%. Thus Sonal Kot village has higher literacy rate compared to 56.7% of Rajouri district. The male literacy rate is 86.6% and the female literacy rate is 77.1% in Sonal Kot village.

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

Sonal Kot Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 195 105 90
Literacy 81.89% 86.6% 77.1%
Scheduled Caste 366 183 183
Scheduled Tribe 49 23 26
Illiterate 369 170 199

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 31.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 4.2% of total population in Sonal Kot village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sonal Kot village out of total population, 577 were engaged in work activities. 50.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 49.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 577 workers engaged in Main Work, 147 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 289 243 46
Cultivators 147 119 28
Agriculture Labourer 2 1 1
Household Industries 9 6 3
Other Workers 131 117 14
Marginal Workers 288 54 234
Non Working 579 293 286

Nearby Villages to Sonal Kot,

Below are the list of villages near Sonal Kot village in Rajauri.

Village Population
Jatot 633
Swani 2,023
Jandhi Dhara 413
Bathoni 1,546
Chilas 1,770
Marad Pur 3,108
Methi Dhara 182
Dhangri 3,553
Thothali 524
Bahdaun 4,593

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