Sonawan Population, Caste, Working Data Patna, Bihar - Census 2011

Sonawan is a village situated in Patna Rural block of Patna district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 334 families residing in the village Sonawan. The total population of Sonawan is 2,322 out of which 1,245 are males and 1,077 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sonawan is 865.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sonawan village is 518 which is 22% of the total population. There are 271 male children and 247 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sonawan is 911 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (865) of Sonawan village.

Population
2,322
Families
334
Literacy
47.73%
Sex Ratio
865

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sonawan is 47.7%. Thus Sonawan village has lower literacy rate compared to 59.3% of Patna district. The male literacy rate is 57.29% and the female literacy rate is 36.51% in Sonawan village.

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

Sonawan Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 518 271 247
Literacy 47.73% 57.29% 36.51%
Scheduled Caste 720 385 335
Scheduled Tribe 5 1 4
Illiterate 1,461 687 774

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 31% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Sonawan village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sonawan village out of total population, 748 were engaged in work activities. 65.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 34.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 748 workers engaged in Main Work, 151 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 148 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 492 434 58
Cultivators 151 148 3
Agriculture Labourer 148 103 45
Household Industries 3 3 0
Other Workers 190 180 10
Marginal Workers 256 162 94
Non Working 1,574 649 925

Nearby Villages to Sonawan,

Below are the list of villages near Sonawan village in Patna Rural.

Village Population
Gyan Chak 3,392
Chhitman 928
Khaspur 2,200
Gauharpur 2,685
Muhammadpur Barantpur 3,390
Hiranandpur 1,825
Mirzapur 523
Mahuli 5,881
Simli Murarpur 3,739
Fatehpur 11,982

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