Sochanian Population, Caste, Working Data Gurdaspur, Punjab - Census 2011
Sochanian is a village situated in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 361 families residing in the village Sochanian. The total population of Sochanian is 2,028 out of which 1,054 are males and 974 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sochanian is 924.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sochanian village is 233 which is 11% of the total population. There are 122 male children and 111 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sochanian is 910 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (924) of Sochanian village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sochanian is 69.4%. Thus Sochanian village has lower literacy rate compared to 71.1% of Gurdaspur district. The male literacy rate is 78.33% and the female literacy rate is 59.68% in Sochanian village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Sochanian village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Sochanian Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Sochanian village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 233 | 122 | 111 |
| Literacy | 69.36% | 78.33% | 59.68% |
| Scheduled Caste | 487 | 260 | 227 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 783 | 324 | 459 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 24% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Sochanian village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Sochanian village out of total population, 728 were engaged in work activities. 90.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 728 workers engaged in Main Work, 64 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 126 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 661 | 499 | 162 |
| Cultivators | 64 | 63 | 1 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 126 | 119 | 7 |
| Household Industries | 11 | 10 | 1 |
| Other Workers | 460 | 307 | 153 |
| Marginal Workers | 67 | 51 | 16 |
| Non Working | 1,300 | 504 | 796 |
Nearby Villages to Sochanian,
Below are the list of villages near Sochanian village in Gurdaspur.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Kotla Chahlan | 1,439 |
| Sochetgarh | 1,615 |
| Kot Faridi | 3 |
| Athwal | 1,688 |
| Kailey Kalan | 1,318 |
| Bidhipur | 1,064 |
| Buzurgwal | 910 |
| Kaler Khurd | 2,464 |
| Badiulzaman | 81 |
| Mulianwala | 1,724 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Sochanian, Gurdaspur, Punjab - Wikipedia