Sokhodewara Population, Caste, Working Data Nawada, Bihar - Census 2011
Sokhodewara is a village situated in Kawakol block of Nawada district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,428 families residing in the village Sokhodewara. The total population of Sokhodewara is 8,537 out of which 4,343 are males and 4,194 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sokhodewara is 966.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sokhodewara village is 1668 which is 20% of the total population. There are 887 male children and 781 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sokhodewara is 880 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (966) of Sokhodewara village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sokhodewara is 48.9%. Thus Sokhodewara village has lower literacy rate compared to 49.2% of Nawada district. The male literacy rate is 63.51% and the female literacy rate is 34.1% in Sokhodewara village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Sokhodewara village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Sokhodewara Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Sokhodewara village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 1,668 | 887 | 781 |
| Literacy | 48.9% | 63.51% | 34.1% |
| Scheduled Caste | 1,646 | 834 | 812 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Illiterate | 5,178 | 2,148 | 3,030 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 19.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Sokhodewara village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Sokhodewara village out of total population, 2,764 were engaged in work activities. 71.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 28.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,764 workers engaged in Main Work, 514 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,188 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 1,971 | 1,500 | 471 |
| Cultivators | 514 | 464 | 50 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 1,188 | 831 | 357 |
| Household Industries | 35 | 30 | 5 |
| Other Workers | 234 | 175 | 59 |
| Marginal Workers | 793 | 422 | 371 |
| Non Working | 5,773 | 2,421 | 3,352 |
Nearby Villages to Sokhodewara,
Below are the list of villages near Sokhodewara village in Kawakol.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Sokhodewara, Nawada, Bihar - Wikipedia