Sonakania Population, Caste, Working Data Purba Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011
Sonakania is a village situated in Ramnagar - II block of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 191 families residing in the village Sonakania. The total population of Sonakania is 879 out of which 440 are males and 439 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sonakania is 998.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sonakania village is 98 which is 11% of the total population. There are 51 male children and 47 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sonakania is 922 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (998) of Sonakania village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sonakania is 81%. Thus Sonakania village has higher literacy rate compared to 77% of Purba Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 91.26% and the female literacy rate is 70.92% in Sonakania village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Sonakania village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Sonakania Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Sonakania village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 98 | 51 | 47 |
| Literacy | 81.05% | 91.26% | 70.92% |
| Scheduled Caste | 255 | 129 | 126 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 246 | 85 | 161 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 29% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Sonakania village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Sonakania village out of total population, 243 were engaged in work activities. 41.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 58.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 243 workers engaged in Main Work, 16 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 54 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 100 | 96 | 4 |
| Cultivators | 16 | 16 | 0 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 54 | 52 | 2 |
| Household Industries | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 29 | 27 | 2 |
| Marginal Workers | 143 | 141 | 2 |
| Non Working | 636 | 203 | 433 |
Nearby Villages to Sonakania,
Below are the list of villages near Sonakania village in Ramnagar - II.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Chata Padmapur | 961 |
| Dumana Paikbar | 326 |
| Kalapunja | 3,637 |
| Dumaria | 1,168 |
| Malancha | 1,024 |
| Paikbar | 42 |
| Manikbasan | 1,261 |
| Katmundi | 856 |
| Dharash | 1,337 |
| Maithna Paikbar | 154 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Sonakania, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal - Wikipedia