Somthana Population, Caste, Working Data Washim, Maharashtra - Census 2011
Somthana is a village situated in Karanja taluka of Washim district in Maharashtra. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 209 families residing in the village Somthana. The total population of Somthana is 975 out of which 502 are males and 473 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Somthana is 942.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Somthana village is 114 which is 12% of the total population. There are 57 male children and 57 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Somthana is 1,000 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (942) of Somthana village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Somthana is 82.1%. Thus Somthana village has higher literacy rate compared to 72.7% of Washim district. The male literacy rate is 88.09% and the female literacy rate is 75.72% in Somthana village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Somthana village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Somthana Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Somthana village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 114 | 57 | 57 |
| Literacy | 82.11% | 88.09% | 75.72% |
| Scheduled Caste | 244 | 126 | 118 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 54 | 29 | 25 |
| Illiterate | 268 | 110 | 158 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 25% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 5.5% of total population in Somthana village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Somthana village out of total population, 443 were engaged in work activities. 88% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 443 workers engaged in Main Work, 104 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 207 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 390 | 267 | 123 |
| Cultivators | 104 | 70 | 34 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 207 | 140 | 67 |
| Household Industries | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 77 | 55 | 22 |
| Marginal Workers | 53 | 19 | 34 |
| Non Working | 532 | 216 | 316 |
Nearby Villages to Somthana,
Below are the list of villages near Somthana village in Karanja.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Somthana, Washim, Maharashtra - Wikipedia