Sowa Population, Caste, Working Data Bikaner, Rajasthan - Census 2011
Sowa is a village situated in Nokha tehsil of Bikaner district in Rajasthan. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 584 families residing in the village Sowa. The total population of Sowa is 3,764 out of which 2,021 are males and 1,743 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sowa is 862.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sowa village is 750 which is 20% of the total population. There are 396 male children and 354 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sowa is 894 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (862) of Sowa village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sowa is 47.5%. Thus Sowa village has lower literacy rate compared to 54.1% of Bikaner district. The male literacy rate is 60.55% and the female literacy rate is 32.25% in Sowa village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Sowa village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Sowa Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Sowa village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 750 | 396 | 354 |
| Literacy | 47.51% | 60.55% | 32.25% |
| Scheduled Caste | 1,343 | 715 | 628 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Illiterate | 2,332 | 1,037 | 1,295 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 35.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Sowa village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Sowa village out of total population, 1,614 were engaged in work activities. 56.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 43.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,614 workers engaged in Main Work, 396 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 259 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 913 | 779 | 134 |
| Cultivators | 396 | 287 | 109 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 259 | 244 | 15 |
| Household Industries | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 247 | 237 | 10 |
| Marginal Workers | 701 | 225 | 476 |
| Non Working | 2,150 | 1,017 | 1,133 |
Nearby Villages to Sowa,
Below are the list of villages near Sowa village in Nokha.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Rasisar Bas Panchaytiyan | 655 |
| Gajroopdesar | 2,392 |
| Rasisar Bas Talriya | 1,760 |
| Baniya | 2,395 |
| Rasisar Bas Bara | 3,202 |
| Jaisingh Desar Kaliyan | 664 |
| Rasisar Bas Purohitan | 2,707 |
| Kuchor Athooni | 3,736 |
| Jegla Panna Daroga | 2,998 |
| Lalam Desar Chhota | 2,525 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Sowa, Bikaner, Rajasthan - Wikipedia