Bongaon Population, Caste, Working Data Sonitpur, Assam - Census 2011
Bongaon is a village situated in Biswanath circle of Sonitpur district in Assam. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 150 families residing in the village Bongaon. The total population of Bongaon is 730 out of which 384 are males and 346 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Bongaon is 901.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Bongaon village is 127 which is 17% of the total population. There are 61 male children and 66 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bongaon is 1,082 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (901) of Bongaon village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Bongaon is 34.2%. Thus Bongaon village has lower literacy rate compared to 57.6% of Sonitpur district. The male literacy rate is 40.56% and the female literacy rate is 26.79% in Bongaon village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Bongaon village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Bongaon Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Bongaon village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 127 | 61 | 66 |
| Literacy | 34.16% | 40.56% | 26.79% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 114 | 58 | 56 |
| Illiterate | 524 | 253 | 271 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 15.6% of total population in Bongaon village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Bongaon village out of total population, 236 were engaged in work activities. 97.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 2.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 236 workers engaged in Main Work, 220 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 231 | 225 | 6 |
| Cultivators | 220 | 217 | 3 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Household Industries | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| Marginal Workers | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Non Working | 494 | 155 | 339 |
Nearby Villages to Bongaon,
Below are the list of villages near Bongaon village in Biswanath.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Ganeshbari | 199 |
| Sonabil | 360 |
| Rongajan | 443 |
| Omarjan | 378 |
| Bagijuli | 236 |
| Koyalajuli | 652 |
| Mugachang | 346 |
| Thaikirguri | 681 |
| Rupajuli | 192 |
| Sonajuli | 572 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Bongaon, Sonitpur, Assam - Wikipedia