Sonbarsa Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Saharsa district, Bihar

Sonbarsa Block of Saharsa district has total population of 235,841 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 123,078 are males while 112,763 are females. In 2011 there were total 46,386 families residing in Sonbarsa Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Sonbarsa Block is 916.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Sonbarsa Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 52.4% and the sex ratio of Sonbarsa Block is 916.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sonbarsa Block is 50053 which is 21% of the total population. There are 25842 male children and 24211 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sonbarsa Block is 937 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 916 ) of Sonbarsa Block.

The total literacy rate of Sonbarsa Block is 52.44%. The male literacy rate is 49.08% and the female literacy rate is 32.83% in Sonbarsa Block.

Population
235,841
Families
46,386
Literacy
52.44%
Sex Ratio
916

To facilitate the administration, Sonbarsa Block is further divided into 59 villages.

Sonbarsa Block Data

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Sonbarsa Block.

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 50,053 25,842 24,211
Literacy 52.44% 49.08% 32.83%
Scheduled Caste 47,978 24,708 23,270
Scheduled Tribe 3,065 1,596 1,469
Illiterate 138,412 62,670 75,742

Caste-wise Population - Sonbarsa Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 20.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.3% of total population in Sonbarsa Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 47,978 24,708 23,270
Schedule Tribe 3,065 1,596 1,469

Religion-wise Population - Sonbarsa Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 216,201 (91.67%) 112,963 103,238
Muslim 19,035 (8.07%) 9,796 9,239
Christian 87 (0.04%) 44 43
Sikh 13 (0.01%) 8 5
Buddhist 6 (0%) 5 1
Jain 9 (0%) 4 5
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 490 (0.21%) 258 232

Literacy Rate - Sonbarsa Block

Average literacy rate of Sonbarsa Block in 2011 were 52.44% in which, male and female literacy were 62.13% and 41.81% respectively. Total literate in Sonbarsa Block were 97,429 of which male and female were 60,408 and 37,021 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Sonbarsa Block

The Sex Ratio of Sonbarsa Block is 916 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 916 females in Sonbarsa Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 937 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 916 ) of Sonbarsa Block.

Child Population - Sonbarsa Block

According to Census 2011, there were 50,053 children between age 0 to 6 years in Sonbarsa Block. Out of which 50,053 were male while 50,053 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Sonbarsa Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Sonbarsa Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Sonbarsa Block lives in Urban areas while 100% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 0 while that in rural region is 50,053.

Total Urban Rural
Population 235,841 0 235,841
Children (0 - 6 years) 50,053 0 50,053
Schedule Caste 47,978 0 47,978
Schedule Tribe 3,065 0 3,065
Literacy 52.44% - 52.44%
Sex Ratio 916 - 916

Working Population - Sonbarsa Block

In Sonbarsa Block out of total population, 78,872 were engaged in work activities. 52.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 47.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 78,872 workers engaged in Main Work, 13,428 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 20,104 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 41,106 32,030 9,076
Cultivators 13,428 11,939 1,489
Agriculture Labourer 20,104 14,241 5,863
Household Industries 674 449 225
Other Workers 6,900 5,401 1,499
Marginal Workers 37,766 22,876 14,890
Non Working 156,969 68,172 88,797

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