Sonapetya Population, Caste, Working Data Purba Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011
Sonapetya is a village situated in Sahid Matangini block of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 332 families residing in the village Sonapetya. The total population of Sonapetya is 1,452 out of which 751 are males and 701 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sonapetya is 933.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sonapetya village is 160 which is 11% of the total population. There are 80 male children and 80 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sonapetya is 1,000 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (933) of Sonapetya village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sonapetya is 90.2%. Thus Sonapetya village has higher literacy rate compared to 77% of Purba Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 94.19% and the female literacy rate is 85.83% in Sonapetya village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Sonapetya village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Sonapetya Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Sonapetya village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 160 | 80 | 80 |
| Literacy | 90.17% | 94.19% | 85.83% |
| Scheduled Caste | 27 | 12 | 15 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 287 | 119 | 168 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Sonapetya village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Sonapetya village out of total population, 611 were engaged in work activities. 72.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 27.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 611 workers engaged in Main Work, 45 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 69 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 441 | 358 | 83 |
| Cultivators | 45 | 43 | 2 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 69 | 55 | 14 |
| Household Industries | 34 | 6 | 28 |
| Other Workers | 293 | 254 | 39 |
| Marginal Workers | 170 | 123 | 47 |
| Non Working | 841 | 270 | 571 |
Nearby Villages to Sonapetya,
Below are the list of villages near Sonapetya village in Sahid Matangini.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Gobindapur | 2,118 |
| Polanda | 2,983 |
| Soya Dighi | 3,674 |
| Ghora Thakura | 1,234 |
| Dakshin Usatpur | 3,409 |
| Ichha Bari | 1,489 |
| Uttar Usatpur | 3,167 |
| Raghunathpur | 2,079 |
| Barhara Shankar | 1,444 |
| Tarangakhali | 1,729 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Sonapetya, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal - Wikipedia