Sonawau Population, Caste, Working Data Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh - Census 2011

Sonawau is a village situated in Gorakhpur tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 597 families residing in the village Sonawau. The total population of Sonawau is 3,957 out of which 2,063 are males and 1,894 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sonawau is 918.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sonawau village is 650 which is 16% of the total population. There are 340 male children and 310 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sonawau is 912 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (918) of Sonawau village.

Population
3,957
Families
597
Literacy
57.09%
Sex Ratio
918

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sonawau is 57.1%. Thus Sonawau village has lower literacy rate compared to 60.8% of Gorakhpur district. The male literacy rate is 71.68% and the female literacy rate is 41.22% in Sonawau village.

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

Sonawau Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 650 340 310
Literacy 57.09% 71.68% 41.22%
Scheduled Caste 1,511 793 718
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 2,069 828 1,241

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 38.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Sonawau village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sonawau village out of total population, 1,458 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 1,458 workers engaged in Main Work, 91 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 372 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 681 490 191
Cultivators 91 70 21
Agriculture Labourer 372 215 157
Household Industries 34 32 2
Other Workers 184 173 11
Marginal Workers 777 457 320
Non Working 2,499 1,116 1,383

Nearby Villages to Sonawau,

Below are the list of villages near Sonawau village in Gorakhpur.

Village Population
Nauwa Awwal 3,570
Sonva Ah. 267
Dumaree 3,021
Karhya 126
Akolahee 2,695
Bishunpur Khurd 503
Parkarnjahee 972
Mugalaha 208
Sanaha 2,236
Barasit 334

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