Sokna Population, Caste, Working Data Barddhaman, West Bengal - Census 2011
Sokna is a village situated in Kanksa block of Barddhaman district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 311 families residing in the village Sokna. The total population of Sokna is 1,371 out of which 716 are males and 655 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sokna is 915.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sokna village is 149 which is 11% of the total population. There are 69 male children and 80 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sokna is 1,159 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (915) of Sokna village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sokna is 65.5%. Thus Sokna village has lower literacy rate compared to 68% of Barddhaman district. The male literacy rate is 76.66% and the female literacy rate is 53.04% in Sokna village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Sokna village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Sokna Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Sokna village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 149 | 69 | 80 |
| Literacy | 65.55% | 76.66% | 53.04% |
| Scheduled Caste | 929 | 482 | 447 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 17 | 11 | 6 |
| Illiterate | 570 | 220 | 350 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 67.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.2% of total population in Sokna village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Sokna village out of total population, 648 were engaged in work activities. 80.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 19.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 648 workers engaged in Main Work, 107 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 334 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 524 | 375 | 149 |
| Cultivators | 107 | 92 | 15 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 334 | 211 | 123 |
| Other Workers | 83 | 72 | 11 |
| Marginal Workers | 124 | 44 | 80 |
| Non Working | 723 | 297 | 426 |
Nearby Villages to Sokna,
Below are the list of villages near Sokna village in Kanksa.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Nutunganj | 1,583 |
| Mobarakganja | 1,558 |
| Manikara | 1,348 |
| Napara | 2,512 |
| Birudiha | 3,377 |
| Ayma Biswanathpur | 1,971 |
| Brindabanpur | 627 |
| Gangbil | 2,435 |
| Bandra | 2,240 |
| Mahalchandni | 347 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Sokna, Barddhaman, West Bengal - Wikipedia