Sontoshpur Population, Caste, Working Data Karimganj, Assam - Census 2011

Sontoshpur is a village situated in Ramkrishna Nagar circle of Karimganj district in Assam. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 95 families residing in the village Sontoshpur. The total population of Sontoshpur is 505 out of which 266 are males and 239 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sontoshpur is 898.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Sontoshpur village is 66 which is 13% of the total population. There are 33 male children and 33 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sontoshpur is 1,000 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (898) of Sontoshpur village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sontoshpur is 83.1%. Thus Sontoshpur village has a higher literacy rate compared to 64.7% of Karimganj district. The male literacy rate is 87.55% and the female literacy rate is 78.16% in Sontoshpur village.

Population
505
Families
95
Literacy
83.14%
Sex Ratio
898

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 66 33 33
Literacy 83.14% 87.55% 78.16%
Scheduled Caste 476 252 224
Scheduled Tribe 14 4 10
Illiterate 140 62 78

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 94.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.8% of total population in Sontoshpur village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sontoshpur village out of total population, 136 were engaged in work activities. 83.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 16.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 136 workers engaged in Main Work, 75 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 28 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 113 106 7
Cultivators 75 72 3
Agriculture Labourer 28 25 3
Other Workers 10 9 1
Marginal Workers 23 23 0
Non Working 369 137 232

Map of Sontoshpur, Karimganj, Assam


Nearby Villages to Sontoshpur, Ramkrishna Nagar

Below are the list of villages near Sontoshpur village in Ramkrishna Nagar.

Village Population
Swastipur 605
Chotokona 871
Bakalkandi 546
Kalyanpur 1,458
Lahirbond 249
Samriddhipur 870
Jummahal Pt I 191
Bargul 485
Rakhal Basti 311
Chinanal 541

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