Sotha Population, Caste, Working Data Muktsar, Punjab - Census 2011

Sotha is a village situated in Muktsar tehsil of Muktsar district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 710 families residing in the village Sotha. The total population of Sotha is 3,639 out of which 1,885 are males and 1,754 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sotha is 931.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sotha village is 411 which is 11% of the total population. There are 198 male children and 213 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sotha is 1,076 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (931) of Sotha village.

Population
3,639
Families
710
Literacy
64.1%
Sex Ratio
931

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sotha is 64.1%. Thus Sotha village has higher literacy rate compared to 58.2% of Muktsar district. The male literacy rate is 68.88% and the female literacy rate is 58.86% in Sotha village.

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

Sotha Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 411 198 213
Literacy 64.1% 68.88% 58.86%
Scheduled Caste 1,465 736 729
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,570 723 847

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 40.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Sotha village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sotha village out of total population, 1,190 were engaged in work activities. 93.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 6.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,190 workers engaged in Main Work, 476 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 260 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,110 1,035 75
Cultivators 476 457 19
Agriculture Labourer 260 243 17
Household Industries 9 8 1
Other Workers 365 327 38
Marginal Workers 80 50 30
Non Working 2,449 800 1,649

Nearby Villages to Sotha,

Below are the list of villages near Sotha village in Muktsar.

Village Population
Dhigana 1,779
Chak Duhewala 1,690
Mehrajwala 1,701
Phulewala 2,200
Tamkot 2,653
Chak Tamkot 978
Lakhmireana 1,264
Khunde Halal 2,246
Dabra 1,056
Bhangchari 4,134

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