Sonari Circle Population, Caste, Religion Data - Sivasagar district, Assam

Sonari Circle of Sivasagar district has total population of 325,056 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 166,454 are males while 158,602 are females. In 2011 there were total 69,109 families residing in Sonari Circle. The Average Sex Ratio of Sonari Circle is 953.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 6.1% people lives in Urban areas while 93.9% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 90.3% while that in the rural areas is 71.7%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Sonari Circle is 908% while that of Rural areas is 956.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sonari Circle is 44701 which is 14% of the total population. There are 22804 male children and 21897 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sonari Circle is 960 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 953 ) of Sonari Circle.

The total literacy rate of Sonari Circle is 72.87%. The male literacy rate is 69.03% and the female literacy rate is 56.37% in Sonari Circle.

Population
325,056
Families
69,109
Literacy
72.87%
Sex Ratio
953

To facilitate the administration, Sonari Circle is further divided into 1 town and 226 villages.

Sonari Circle Data

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Sonari Circle.

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 44,701 22,804 21,897
Literacy 72.87% 69.03% 56.37%
Scheduled Caste 6,299 3,202 3,097
Scheduled Tribe 7,647 3,869 3,778
Illiterate 120,751 51,552 69,199

Caste-wise Population - Sonari Circle

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.4% of total population in Sonari Circle of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 6,299 3,202 3,097
Schedule Tribe 7,647 3,869 3,778

Religion-wise Population - Sonari Circle

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 289,785 (89.15%) 148,483 141,302
Muslim 14,373 (4.42%) 7,456 6,917
Christian 17,190 (5.29%) 8,661 8,529
Sikh 291 (0.09%) 155 136
Buddhist 3,035 (0.93%) 1,500 1,535
Jain 69 (0.02%) 36 33
Other Religion 100 (0.03%) 50 50
No Religion Specified 213 (0.07%) 113 100

Literacy Rate - Sonari Circle

Average literacy rate of Sonari Circle in 2011 were 72.87% in which, male and female literacy were 79.99% and 65.4% respectively. Total literate in Sonari Circle were 204,305 of which male and female were 114,902 and 89,403 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Sonari Circle

The Sex Ratio of Sonari Circle is 953 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 953 females in Sonari Circle. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 960 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 953 ) of Sonari Circle.

Child Population - Sonari Circle

According to Census 2011, there were 44,701 children between age 0 to 6 years in Sonari Circle. Out of which 44,701 were male while 44,701 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Sonari Circle

As per Census 2011, there are total 4,571 families under Sonari Circle living in urban areas while 4,571 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 6.1% of total population of Sonari Circle lives in Urban areas while 93.9% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 2,225 while that in rural region is 42,476.

Total Urban Rural
Population 325,056 19,810 305,246
Children (0 - 6 years) 44,701 2,225 42,476
Schedule Caste 6,299 831 5,468
Schedule Tribe 7,647 158 7,489
Literacy 72.87% 90.29% 71.71%
Sex Ratio 953 908 956

Working Population - Sonari Circle

In Sonari Circle out of total population, 137,406 were engaged in work activities. 72.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 27.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 137,406 workers engaged in Main Work, 18,044 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 4,725 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 100,192 70,389 29,803
Cultivators 18,044 16,134 1,910
Agriculture Labourer 4,725 3,239 1,486
Household Industries 998 826 172
Other Workers 76,425 50,190 26,235
Marginal Workers 37,214 19,960 17,254
Non Working 187,650 76,105 111,545

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