Sonari Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Sivasagar, Assam - Census 2011

Sonari is a Municipal Board city situated in Sonari circle of Sivasagar district. The Sonari city is divided into 13 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 4,571 families residing in the Sonari city. The total population of Sonari is 19,810 out of which 10,381 are males and 9,429 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sonari is 908.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sonari city is 2225 which is 11% of the total population. There are 1164 male children and 1061 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sonari is 912 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (908).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sonari is 90.3%. Thus Sonari has higher literacy rate compared to 80.4% of Sivasagar district. The male literacy rate is 92.87% and the female literacy rate is 87.44% in Sonari.

Sonari Municipal Board has total administration over 4,571 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipal Board limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Sonari Municipal Board

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,225 1,164 1,061
Literacy 90.3% 82.5% 77.6%
Scheduled Caste 831 425 406
Scheduled Tribe 158 80 78
Illiterate 3,933 1,821 2,112

Caste-wise Population - Sonari

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 4.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.8% of total population in Sonari.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 831 425 406
Schedule Tribe 158 80 78

Religion-wise Population - Sonari

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Sonari is 16,204 which is 81.8% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Sonari is 3,029 which is 15.29% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Sonari as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 16,204 (81.8%) 8,480 7,724
Muslim 3,029 (15.29%) 1,603 1,426
Christian 279 (1.41%) 136 143
Sikh 125 (0.63%) 66 59
Buddhist 135 (0.68%) 74 61
Jain 31 (0.16%) 18 13
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 7 (0.04%) 4 3

Literacy Rate - Sonari

The total literacy rate of Sonari was 90.29% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 72.19% of Assam. Population-wise, out of total 15,877 literates, males were 8,560 while females were 7,317. Also the male literacy rate was 92.87% and the female literacy rate was 87.44% in Sonari.

  Sonari Assam
Female 87.44% 66.27%
Male 92.87% 77.85%
Total 90.29% 72.19%

Sex Ratio - Sonari

The Sex Ratio of Sonari is 908. Thus per every 1000 men there were 908 females in Sonari. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 912 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 908 ) of Sonari.

Child Population - Sonari

According to Census 2011, there were 2,225 children between age 0 to 6 years in Sonari. Out of which 1,164 were male while 1,061 were female.

Working Population - Sonari

In Sonari Municipal Board out of total population, 7,158 were engaged in work activities. 89.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 7,158 workers engaged in Main Work, 21 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 31 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 6,433 5,423 1,010
Cultivators 21 19 2
Agriculture Labourer 31 21 10
Household Industries 130 104 26
Other Workers 6,251 5,279 972
Marginal Workers 725 439 286
Non Working 12,652 4,519 8,133

Sonari Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Sonari is further divided into 13 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,305 86.4% 889
2 Ward No - 2 2,316 74.9% 832
3 Ward No - 3 4,331 79.5% 872
4 Ward No - 4 1,080 86.9% 806
5 Ward No - 5 1,107 80.4% 919
6 Ward No - 6 1,088 71% 967
7 Ward No - 7 849 76% 979
8 Ward No - 8 900 68.6% 931
9 Ward No - 9 1,832 78.8% 920
10 Ward No - 10 853 90.4% 1,002
11 Ward No - 11 791 88.2% 939
12 Ward No - 12 1,106 81% 1,000
13 Ward No - 13 2,252 84.4% 962

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