Sonkair Population, Caste, Working Data Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Sonkair is a village situated in Balurghat block of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 144 families residing in the village Sonkair. The total population of Sonkair is 554 out of which 291 are males and 263 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sonkair is 904.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sonkair village is 58 which is 10% of the total population. There are 26 male children and 32 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sonkair is 1,231 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (904) of Sonkair village.

Population
554
Families
144
Literacy
68.55%
Sex Ratio
904

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sonkair is 68.5%. Thus Sonkair village has higher literacy rate compared to 64.6% of Dakshin Dinajpur district. The male literacy rate is 75.85% and the female literacy rate is 60.17% in Sonkair village.

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

Sonkair Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 58 26 32
Literacy 68.55% 75.85% 60.17%
Scheduled Caste 32 18 14
Scheduled Tribe 195 98 97
Illiterate 214 90 124

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 35.2% of total population in Sonkair village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sonkair village out of total population, 254 were engaged in work activities. 99.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 0.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 254 workers engaged in Main Work, 158 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 63 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 252 185 67
Cultivators 158 147 11
Agriculture Labourer 63 14 49
Other Workers 31 24 7
Marginal Workers 2 1 1
Non Working 300 105 195

Nearby Villages to Sonkair,

Below are the list of villages near Sonkair village in Balurghat.

Village Population
Satihar 246
Kamalpukur 116
Bijoyshri 983
Ristara 524
Chak Bijoyshri 205
Sirahi 753
Dhaltara 497
Kesabpur 178
Gutin 475
Halida Danga 946

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