Sonapur Population, Caste, Working Data Ganjam, Odisha - Census 2011

Sonapur is a village situated in Golanthara block of Ganjam district in Odisha. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,069 families residing in the village Sonapur. The total population of Sonapur is 5,023 out of which 2,551 are males and 2,472 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sonapur is 969.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sonapur village is 559 which is 11% of the total population. There are 284 male children and 275 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sonapur is 968 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (969) of Sonapur village.

Population
5,023
Families
1,069
Literacy
64.7%
Sex Ratio
969

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sonapur is 64.7%. Thus Sonapur village has higher literacy rate compared to 62.6% of Ganjam district. The male literacy rate is 83.15% and the female literacy rate is 45.65% in Sonapur village.

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

Sonapur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 559 284 275
Literacy 64.7% 83.15% 45.65%
Scheduled Caste 3,779 1,931 1,848
Scheduled Tribe 2 0 2
Illiterate 2,135 666 1,469

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 75.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Sonapur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sonapur village out of total population, 2,338 were engaged in work activities. 46.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 53.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,338 workers engaged in Main Work, 62 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 28 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,093 848 245
Cultivators 62 55 7
Agriculture Labourer 28 18 10
Household Industries 14 10 4
Other Workers 989 765 224
Marginal Workers 1,245 522 723
Non Working 2,685 1,181 1,504

Nearby Villages to Sonapur,

Below are the list of villages near Sonapur village in Golanthara.

Village Population
Katuru 1,810
Keutakaitha 961
Alladapur 411
Patisonapur 3,440
Chandanbada 1,894
Dayanidhipeta 320
Jagapur 1,661
Jhatipadar 2,429
Gobindapur 1,034
Biswanathpur 3,143

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