Sophipur Population, Caste, Working Data Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh - Census 2011

Sophipur is a village situated in Lalganj tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 357 families residing in the village Sophipur. The total population of Sophipur is 2,502 out of which 1,191 are males and 1,311 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sophipur is 1,101.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sophipur village is 436 which is 17% of the total population. There are 234 male children and 202 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sophipur is 863 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,101) of Sophipur village.

Population
2,502
Families
357
Literacy
71.54%
Sex Ratio
1,101

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sophipur is 71.5%. Thus Sophipur village has higher literacy rate compared to 60.1% of Azamgarh district. The male literacy rate is 79.83% and the female literacy rate is 64.38% in Sophipur village.

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

Sophipur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 436 234 202
Literacy 71.54% 79.83% 64.38%
Scheduled Caste 743 347 396
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,024 427 597

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 29.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Sophipur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sophipur village out of total population, 613 were engaged in work activities. 50.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 49.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 613 workers engaged in Main Work, 99 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 94 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 311 250 61
Cultivators 99 95 4
Agriculture Labourer 94 74 20
Household Industries 26 8 18
Other Workers 92 73 19
Marginal Workers 302 229 73
Non Working 1,889 712 1,177

Nearby Villages to Sophipur,

Below are the list of villages near Sophipur village in Lalganj.

Village Population
Mohanpur Patvas 417
Gogahi 706
Retwa Chandra Bhanpur 3,269
Garbara 200
Bambopur 442
Gangapur 871
Raramo 1,198
Chirikihit 4,355
Kahala Sikandarpur 1,211
Tikari 675

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