Sonkhar Population, Caste, Working Data Pashchim Champaran, Bihar - Census 2011

Sonkhar is a village situated in Ramnagar block of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 622 families residing in the village Sonkhar. The total population of Sonkhar is 3,330 out of which 1,711 are males and 1,619 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sonkhar is 946.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sonkhar village is 622 which is 19% of the total population. There are 300 male children and 322 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sonkhar is 1,073 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (946) of Sonkhar village.

Population
3,330
Families
622
Literacy
54.76%
Sex Ratio
946

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sonkhar is 54.8%. Thus Sonkhar village has higher literacy rate compared to 44.7% of Pashchim Champaran district. The male literacy rate is 63.86% and the female literacy rate is 44.87% in Sonkhar village.

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

Sonkhar Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 622 300 322
Literacy 54.76% 63.86% 44.87%
Scheduled Caste 505 274 231
Scheduled Tribe 17 10 7
Illiterate 1,847 810 1,037

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.5% of total population in Sonkhar village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sonkhar village out of total population, 1,118 were engaged in work activities. 46.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 53.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,118 workers engaged in Main Work, 68 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 358 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 524 442 82
Cultivators 68 64 4
Agriculture Labourer 358 302 56
Household Industries 28 20 8
Other Workers 70 56 14
Marginal Workers 594 381 213
Non Working 2,212 888 1,324

Nearby Villages to Sonkhar,

Below are the list of villages near Sonkhar village in Ramnagar.

Village Population
Kot Banjariya 322
Shivpurwa 851
Chaugharia 555
Bargon 1,185
Lakhankhor 1,200
Mujra 2,709
Sohsa 2,432
silautia 841
Dubauliya 533
Babhnauli 697

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