Sonchalida Population, Caste, Working Data Barddhaman, West Bengal - Census 2011

Sonchalida is a village situated in Bhatar block of Barddhaman district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 420 families residing in the village Sonchalida. The total population of Sonchalida is 1,896 out of which 946 are males and 950 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sonchalida is 1,004.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sonchalida village is 195 which is 10% of the total population. There are 97 male children and 98 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sonchalida is 1,010 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,004) of Sonchalida village.

Population
1,896
Families
420
Literacy
63.32%
Sex Ratio
1,004

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sonchalida is 63.3%. Thus Sonchalida village has lower literacy rate compared to 68% of Barddhaman district. The male literacy rate is 71.61% and the female literacy rate is 55.05% in Sonchalida village.

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

Sonchalida Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 195 97 98
Literacy 63.32% 71.61% 55.05%
Scheduled Caste 658 330 328
Scheduled Tribe 477 235 242
Illiterate 819 338 481

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 34.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 25.2% of total population in Sonchalida village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sonchalida village out of total population, 1,055 were engaged in work activities. 36.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 63.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,055 workers engaged in Main Work, 147 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 99 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 386 307 79
Cultivators 147 137 10
Agriculture Labourer 99 63 36
Household Industries 6 4 2
Other Workers 134 103 31
Marginal Workers 669 313 356
Non Working 841 326 515

Nearby Villages to Sonchalida,

Below are the list of villages near Sonchalida village in Bhatar.

Village Population
Mandarbati 1,268
Bigra 1,863
Silakot 1,837
Gramdihi 2,339
Salkuni 1,740
Gholada 1,469
Orgram 13,554
Mohanpur 2,459
Nuta 589
Ambana 1,782

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