Sosan Population, Caste, Working Data Kullu, Himachal Pradesh - Census 2011

Sosan is a village situated in Kullu tehsil of Kullu district in Himachal Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 562 families residing in the village Sosan. The total population of Sosan is 2,724 out of which 1,415 are males and 1,309 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sosan is 925.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sosan village is 362 which is 13% of the total population. There are 181 male children and 181 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sosan is 1,000 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (925) of Sosan village.

Population
2,724
Families
562
Literacy
75.61%
Sex Ratio
925

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sosan is 75.6%. Thus Sosan village has higher literacy rate compared to 70.3% of Kullu district. The male literacy rate is 82.66% and the female literacy rate is 67.91% in Sosan village.

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

Sosan Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 362 181 181
Literacy 75.61% 82.66% 67.91%
Scheduled Caste 607 305 302
Scheduled Tribe 67 30 37
Illiterate 938 395 543

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 22.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.5% of total population in Sosan village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sosan village out of total population, 1,593 were engaged in work activities. 47.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 52.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,593 workers engaged in Main Work, 258 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 39 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 759 589 170
Cultivators 258 197 61
Agriculture Labourer 39 24 15
Household Industries 9 5 4
Other Workers 453 363 90
Marginal Workers 834 290 544
Non Working 1,131 536 595

Nearby Villages to Sosan,

Below are the list of villages near Sosan village in Kullu.

Village Population
Manikarn 6,136
Jari 2,725
Malana 1,722
Bradha 2,619
Pini 2,593
Shat 1,633
Kashawri 4,603
Chong 1,706
Shillihar 9,132
Jallu 1,857

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