Soulmari is a large village located in Mekliganj Block of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal with total 1307 families residing. The Soulmari village has population of 5418 of which 2762 are males while 2656 are females as per Population Census 2011.
In Soulmari village population of children with age 0-6 is 723 which makes up 13.34 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Soulmari village is 962 which is higher than West Bengal state average of 950. Child Sex Ratio for the Soulmari as per census is 1003, higher than West Bengal average of 956.
Soulmari village has lower literacy rate compared to West Bengal. In 2011, literacy rate of Soulmari village was 69.48 % compared to 76.26 % of West Bengal. In Soulmari Male literacy stands at 77.34 % while female literacy rate was 61.25 %.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Soulmari village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Soulmari village.
Soulmari Data
| Particulars |
Total |
Male |
Female |
| Total No. of Houses |
1,307 |
- |
- |
| Population |
5,418 |
2,762 |
2,656 |
| Child (0-6) |
723 |
361 |
362 |
| Schedule Caste |
5,034 |
2,565 |
2,469 |
| Schedule Tribe |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Literacy |
69.48 % |
77.34 % |
61.25 % |
| Total Workers |
2,472 |
1,579 |
893 |
| Main Worker |
2,030 |
- |
- |
| Marginal Worker |
442 |
99 |
343 |
Caste Factor
In Soulmari village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC).
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 92.91 % of total population in Soulmari village.
The village Soulmari currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.
Work Profile
In Soulmari village out of total population, 2472 were engaged in work activities. 82.12 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17.88 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months.
Of 2472 workers engaged in Main Work, 777 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 917 were Agricultural labourer.