Sotam Population, Caste, Working Data Latehar, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Sotam is a village situated in Latehar block of Latehar district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 153 families residing in the village Sotam. The total population of Sotam is 869 out of which 431 are males and 438 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sotam is 1,016.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sotam village is 192 which is 22% of the total population. There are 95 male children and 97 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sotam is 1,021 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,016) of Sotam village.

Population
869
Families
153
Literacy
67.5%
Sex Ratio
1,016

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sotam is 67.5%. Thus Sotam village has higher literacy rate compared to 48.2% of Latehar district. The male literacy rate is 80.95% and the female literacy rate is 54.25% in Sotam village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Sotam village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Sotam Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Sotam village.

Total Male Female
Children 192 95 97
Literacy 67.5% 80.95% 54.25%
Scheduled Caste 110 47 63
Scheduled Tribe 723 365 358
Illiterate 412 159 253

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 83.2% of total population in Sotam village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sotam village out of total population, 367 were engaged in work activities. 8.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 91.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 367 workers engaged in Main Work, 7 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 30 16 14
Cultivators 7 3 4
Household Industries 3 2 1
Other Workers 20 11 9
Marginal Workers 337 168 169
Non Working 502 247 255

Nearby Villages to Sotam,

Below are the list of villages near Sotam village in Latehar.

Village Population
Largari 851
Patuki 343
Sukri 1,257
Matnag 250
Baridih 409
Lohisini Alias Tulbul 527
Jaram 337
Oden 411
Marabar 383
Kend 459

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