Soya Dighi Population, Caste, Working Data Purba Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Soya Dighi is a village situated in Sahid Matangini block of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 849 families residing in the village Soya Dighi. The total population of Soya Dighi is 3,674 out of which 1,899 are males and 1,775 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Soya Dighi is 935.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Soya Dighi village is 407 which is 11% of the total population. There are 199 male children and 208 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Soya Dighi is 1,045 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (935) of Soya Dighi village.

Population
3,674
Families
849
Literacy
91.03%
Sex Ratio
935

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Soya Dighi is 91%. Thus Soya Dighi village has higher literacy rate compared to 77% of Purba Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 96.82% and the female literacy rate is 84.75% in Soya Dighi village.

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

Soya Dighi Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 407 199 208
Literacy 91.03% 96.82% 84.75%
Scheduled Caste 28 14 14
Scheduled Tribe 1 1 0
Illiterate 700 253 447

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Soya Dighi village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Soya Dighi village out of total population, 1,594 were engaged in work activities. 46.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 53.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,594 workers engaged in Main Work, 78 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 194 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 735 618 117
Cultivators 78 75 3
Agriculture Labourer 194 190 4
Household Industries 141 42 99
Other Workers 322 311 11
Marginal Workers 859 546 313
Non Working 2,080 735 1,345

Nearby Villages to Soya Dighi,

Below are the list of villages near Soya Dighi village in Sahid Matangini.

Village Population
Dakshin Usatpur 3,409
Gobindapur 2,118
Uttar Usatpur 3,167
Sonapetya 1,452
Barhara Shankar 1,444
Polanda 2,983
Udaychak 1,387
Ghora Thakura 1,234
Prasadchak 1,248
Ichha Bari 1,489

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