Sopa Population, Caste, Working Data Puruliya, West Bengal - Census 2011

Sopa is a village situated in Bagmundi block of Puruliya district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 362 families residing in the village Sopa. The total population of Sopa is 1,674 out of which 873 are males and 801 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sopa is 918.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sopa village is 262 which is 16% of the total population. There are 135 male children and 127 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sopa is 941 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (918) of Sopa village.

Population
1,674
Families
362
Literacy
62.04%
Sex Ratio
918

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sopa is 62%. Thus Sopa village has higher literacy rate compared to 55.5% of Puruliya district. The male literacy rate is 72.22% and the female literacy rate is 50.89% in Sopa village.

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

Sopa Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 262 135 127
Literacy 62.04% 72.22% 50.89%
Scheduled Caste 239 122 117
Scheduled Tribe 236 121 115
Illiterate 798 340 458

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 14.1% of total population in Sopa village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sopa village out of total population, 648 were engaged in work activities. 23.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 76.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 648 workers engaged in Main Work, 67 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 150 131 19
Cultivators 67 67 0
Agriculture Labourer 3 1 2
Other Workers 80 63 17
Marginal Workers 498 352 146
Non Working 1,026 390 636

Nearby Villages to Sopa,

Below are the list of villages near Sopa village in Bagmundi.

Village Population
Tunturi 2,037
Tiruldi 1,153
Raydi 1,874
Harup 81
Suisa 2,649
Harta 83
Saldabar 689
Marcha 2,002
Gagi 2,441
Saridi 1,491

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