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Sohela Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Bargarh, Odisha - Census 2011

Sohela is a Census Town city situated in Sohela block of Bargarh district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,624 families residing in the Sohela city. The total population of Sohela is 6,917 out of which 3,584 are males and 3,333 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sohela is 930.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sohela city is 735 which is 11% of the total population. There are 392 male children and 343 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sohela is 875 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (930).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sohela is 83.5%. Thus Sohela has higher literacy rate compared to 74.6% of Bargarh district. The male literacy rate is 89.88% and the female literacy rate is 76.66% in Sohela.

Sohela Census Town has total administration over 1,624 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Sohela Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Sohela Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 735 392 343
Literacy 83.5% 80.1% 68.8%
Scheduled Caste 1,373 693 680
Scheduled Tribe 611 318 293
Illiterate 1,756 715 1,041

Caste-wise Population - Sohela

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 19.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 8.8% of total population in Sohela.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,373 693 680
Schedule Tribe 611 318 293

Religion-wise Population - Sohela

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Sohela is 6,447 which is 93.21% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Sohela is 452 which is 6.53% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Sohela as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 6,447 (93.21%) 3,330 3,117
Muslim 452 (6.53%) 243 209
Christian 10 (0.14%) 6 4
Sikh 4 (0.06%) 3 1
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 4 (0.06%) 2 2

Literacy Rate - Sohela

The total literacy rate of Sohela was 83.48% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 72.87% of Odisha. Population-wise, out of total 5,161 literates, males were 2,869 while females were 2,292. Also the male literacy rate was 89.88% and the female literacy rate was 76.66% in Sohela.

  Sohela Odisha
Female 76.66% 64.01%
Male 89.88% 81.59%
Total 83.48% 72.87%

Sex Ratio - Sohela

The Sex Ratio of Sohela is 930. Thus per every 1000 men there were 930 females in Sohela. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 875 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 930 ) of Sohela.

Child Population - Sohela

According to Census 2011, there were 735 children between age 0 to 6 years in Sohela. Out of which 392 were male while 343 were female.

Working Population - Sohela

In Sohela Census Town out of total population, 2,966 were engaged in work activities. 75.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 24.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,966 workers engaged in Main Work, 253 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 383 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,243 1,879 364
Cultivators 253 250 3
Agriculture Labourer 383 229 154
Household Industries 71 63 8
Other Workers 1,536 1,337 199
Marginal Workers 723 308 415
Non Working 3,951 1,397 2,554

Sohela Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Sohela is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 6,917 74.6% 930

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