Sooraja Population, Caste, Working Data Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh - Census 2011
Sooraja is a village situated in Iglas tehsil of Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 156 families residing in the village Sooraja. The total population of Sooraja is 867 out of which 464 are males and 403 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sooraja is 869.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Sooraja village is 152 which is 18% of the total population. There are 74 male children and 78 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sooraja is 1,054 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (869) of Sooraja village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sooraja is 69.7%. Thus Sooraja village has a higher literacy rate compared to 57% of Aligarh district. The male literacy rate is 84.62% and the female literacy rate is 51.69% in Sooraja village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Sooraja village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Sooraja Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Sooraja village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 152 | 74 | 78 |
| Literacy | 69.65% | 84.62% | 51.69% |
| Scheduled Caste | 749 | 404 | 345 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 369 | 134 | 235 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 86.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Sooraja village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Sooraja village out of total population, 404 were engaged in work activities. 85.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 404 workers engaged in Main Work, 61 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 122 were Agricultural labourers.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 347 | 224 | 123 |
| Cultivators | 61 | 51 | 10 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 122 | 122 | 0 |
| Household Industries | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Other Workers | 161 | 51 | 110 |
| Marginal Workers | 57 | 13 | 44 |
| Non Working | 463 | 227 | 236 |
Map of Sooraja, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh
Nearby Villages to Sooraja, Iglas
Below are the list of villages near Sooraja village in Iglas.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Barha Khurd | 932 |
| Barha Kalan | 1,031 |
| Bahadurpur | 1,147 |
| Toori | 1,185 |
| Nama | 2,736 |
| Daulatabad | 803 |
| Jawar | 6,904 |
| Pilkhuniya | 937 |
| Lal Garhi | 382 |
| Manipur | 1,071 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Sooraja, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh - Wikipedia