Sonamaguri Population, Caste, Working Data Hugli, West Bengal - Census 2011

Sonamaguri is a village situated in Jangipara block of Hugli district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 273 families residing in the village Sonamaguri. The total population of Sonamaguri is 1,328 out of which 675 are males and 653 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sonamaguri is 967.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sonamaguri village is 168 which is 13% of the total population. There are 83 male children and 85 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sonamaguri is 1,024 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (967) of Sonamaguri village.

Population
1,328
Families
273
Literacy
69.57%
Sex Ratio
967

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sonamaguri is 69.6%. Thus Sonamaguri village has lower literacy rate compared to 73.9% of Hugli district. The male literacy rate is 76.35% and the female literacy rate is 62.5% in Sonamaguri village.

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

Sonamaguri Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 168 83 85
Literacy 69.57% 76.35% 62.5%
Scheduled Caste 1,099 557 542
Scheduled Tribe 19 12 7
Illiterate 521 223 298

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 82.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.4% of total population in Sonamaguri village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sonamaguri village out of total population, 531 were engaged in work activities. 91% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 531 workers engaged in Main Work, 72 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 185 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 483 411 72
Cultivators 72 72 0
Agriculture Labourer 185 171 14
Household Industries 98 47 51
Other Workers 128 121 7
Marginal Workers 48 14 34
Non Working 797 250 547

Nearby Villages to Sonamaguri,

Below are the list of villages near Sonamaguri village in Jangipara.

Village Population
Kodalipoa 1,367
Seoraberia 2,248
Panchberia 1,985
Lakshmanpur 4,008
Dhitpur 1,850
Mandalika 5,946
Baganda 2,374
Ganeshbati 2,429
Kamdebpur 1,349
Kaparpur 693

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