Sontoshpur Population, Caste, Working Data South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal - Census 2011
Sontoshpur is a village situated in Budge Budge - I block of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 710 families residing in the village Sontoshpur. The total population of Sontoshpur is 2,808 out of which 1,445 are males and 1,363 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sontoshpur is 943.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sontoshpur village is 235 which is 8% of the total population. There are 128 male children and 107 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sontoshpur is 836 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (943) of Sontoshpur village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sontoshpur is 81.5%. Thus Sontoshpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 67.8% of South Twenty Four Parganas district. The male literacy rate is 85.12% and the female literacy rate is 77.63% in Sontoshpur village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Sontoshpur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Sontoshpur Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Sontoshpur village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 235 | 128 | 107 |
| Literacy | 81.46% | 85.12% | 77.63% |
| Scheduled Caste | 899 | 458 | 441 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Illiterate | 712 | 324 | 388 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 32% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Sontoshpur village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Sontoshpur village out of total population, 1,134 were engaged in work activities. 71.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 28.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,134 workers engaged in Main Work, 24 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 31 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 807 | 694 | 113 |
| Cultivators | 24 | 19 | 5 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 31 | 30 | 1 |
| Household Industries | 43 | 38 | 5 |
| Other Workers | 709 | 607 | 102 |
| Marginal Workers | 327 | 224 | 103 |
| Non Working | 1,674 | 527 | 1,147 |
Nearby Villages to Sontoshpur,
Below are the list of villages near Sontoshpur village in Budge Budge - I.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Atmarampur | 1,057 |
| Betuabati Rajarampur | 1,072 |
| Chingripota | 3,003 |
| Kisorpur | 1,193 |
| Nandarampur | 1,631 |
| Betuabati | 2,100 |
| Chak Nabasan | 2,958 |
| Parbati | 290 |
| Jamalpur | 4,857 |
| Durgapur | 3,364 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Sontoshpur, South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal - Wikipedia