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 a total of 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 aged 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 a 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.

Population
879
Families
191
Literacy
81.05%
Sex Ratio
998

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 labourers.

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

Map of Sonakania, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal


Nearby Villages to Sonakania, Ramnagar - II

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

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