Sokhda Population, Caste, Working Data Kheda, Gujarat - Census 2011
Sokhda is a village situated in Matar taluka of Kheda district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 887 families residing in the village Sokhda. The total population of Sokhda is 4,392 out of which 2,292 are males and 2,100 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sokhda is 916.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sokhda village is 539 which is 12% of the total population. There are 278 male children and 261 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sokhda is 939 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (916) of Sokhda village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sokhda is 85.5%. Thus Sokhda village has higher literacy rate compared to 72.2% of Kheda district. The male literacy rate is 90.47% and the female literacy rate is 79.99% in Sokhda village.
As of Mar 2016, the Sarpanch of Sokhda village is . As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Sokhda village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Sokhda Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Sokhda village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 539 | 278 | 261 |
| Literacy | 85.47% | 90.47% | 79.99% |
| Scheduled Caste | 272 | 139 | 133 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 208 | 118 | 90 |
| Illiterate | 1,099 | 470 | 629 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 4.7% of total population in Sokhda village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Sokhda village out of total population, 1,548 were engaged in work activities. 85.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,548 workers engaged in Main Work, 397 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 396 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 1,328 | 1,205 | 123 |
| Cultivators | 397 | 390 | 7 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 396 | 363 | 33 |
| Household Industries | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 528 | 445 | 83 |
| Marginal Workers | 220 | 94 | 126 |
| Non Working | 2,844 | 993 | 1,851 |
Nearby Villages to Sokhda,
Below are the list of villages near Sokhda village in Matar.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Sokhda, Kheda, Gujarat - Wikipedia