Sonakhan Population, Caste, Working Data Raipur, Chhattisgarh - Census 2011

Sonakhan is a village situated in Kasdol tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,571 families residing in the village Sonakhan. The total population of Sonakhan is 6,703 out of which 3,335 are males and 3,368 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sonakhan is 1,010.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sonakhan village is 1039 which is 16% of the total population. There are 529 male children and 510 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sonakhan is 964 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,010) of Sonakhan village.

Population
6,703
Families
1,571
Literacy
64.05%
Sex Ratio
1,010

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sonakhan is 64.1%. Thus Sonakhan village has lower literacy rate compared to 64.7% of Raipur district. The male literacy rate is 76.34% and the female literacy rate is 51.99% in Sonakhan village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Sonakhan village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Sonakhan Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Sonakhan village.

Total Male Female
Children 1,039 529 510
Literacy 64.05% 76.34% 51.99%
Scheduled Caste 540 267 273
Scheduled Tribe 3,525 1,784 1,741
Illiterate 3,075 1,193 1,882

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 52.6% of total population in Sonakhan village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sonakhan village out of total population, 3,198 were engaged in work activities. 32.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 67.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,198 workers engaged in Main Work, 306 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 593 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,043 658 385
Cultivators 306 239 67
Agriculture Labourer 593 305 288
Household Industries 17 16 1
Other Workers 127 98 29
Marginal Workers 2,155 1,104 1,051
Non Working 3,505 1,573 1,932

Nearby Villages to Sonakhan,

Below are the list of villages near Sonakhan village in Kasdol.

Village Population
Madawa 2,156
Bilari 1,348
Amalidih 803
Kauha Junwani 366
Kotiyadih 1,011
Magardarha Kalan 277
Matiya 3,443
Giraud 2,869
Kalmidadar 302
Kouwatal 1,474

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