Somapur Population, Caste, Working Data Bijapur, Karnataka - Census 2011
Somapur is a village situated in Sindgi taluka of Bijapur district in Karnataka. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 122 families residing in the village Somapur. The total population of Somapur is 817 out of which 429 are males and 388 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Somapur is 904.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Somapur village is 129 which is 16% of the total population. There are 71 male children and 58 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Somapur is 817 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (904) of Somapur village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Somapur is 60.5%. Thus Somapur village has higher literacy rate compared to 57.3% of Bijapur district. The male literacy rate is 71.51% and the female literacy rate is 48.48% in Somapur village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Somapur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Somapur Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Somapur village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 129 | 71 | 58 |
| Literacy | 60.47% | 71.51% | 48.48% |
| Scheduled Caste | 181 | 103 | 78 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 47 | 21 | 26 |
| Illiterate | 401 | 173 | 228 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 22.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 5.8% of total population in Somapur village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Somapur village out of total population, 351 were engaged in work activities. 99.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 0.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 351 workers engaged in Main Work, 46 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 291 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 350 | 228 | 122 |
| Cultivators | 46 | 45 | 1 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 291 | 174 | 117 |
| Other Workers | 13 | 9 | 4 |
| Marginal Workers | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Non Working | 466 | 200 | 266 |
Nearby Villages to Somapur,
Below are the list of villages near Somapur village in Sindgi.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Ganihar | 4,098 |
| Budihal | 2,008 |
| Bandal | 2,884 |
| Othihal | 2,362 |
| Chikka-Sindgi | 3,085 |
| Kannolli | 5,334 |
| Byakod | 2,345 |
| Kokatnur | 4,252 |
| Madabal | 1,729 |
| Chikka Kokatnur | 605 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Somapur, Bijapur, Karnataka - Wikipedia