Sonmer Population, Caste, Working Data Gumla, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Sonmer is a village situated in Basia block of Gumla district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 189 families residing in the village Sonmer. The total population of Sonmer is 888 out of which 447 are males and 441 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sonmer is 987.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sonmer village is 136 which is 15% of the total population. There are 70 male children and 66 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sonmer is 943 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (987) of Sonmer village.

Population
888
Families
189
Literacy
70.74%
Sex Ratio
987

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sonmer is 70.7%. Thus Sonmer village has higher literacy rate compared to 54.6% of Gumla district. The male literacy rate is 79.84% and the female literacy rate is 61.6% in Sonmer village.

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

Sonmer Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 136 70 66
Literacy 70.74% 79.84% 61.6%
Scheduled Caste 12 6 6
Scheduled Tribe 563 288 275
Illiterate 356 146 210

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 63.4% of total population in Sonmer village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sonmer village out of total population, 164 were engaged in work activities. 61% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 39% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 164 workers engaged in Main Work, 83 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 100 54 46
Cultivators 83 41 42
Other Workers 17 13 4
Marginal Workers 64 31 33
Non Working 724 362 362

Nearby Villages to Sonmer,

Below are the list of villages near Sonmer village in Basia.

Village Population
Surujpur 551
Banagutu 1,189
Kumhari 2,873
Turibira 279
Tukai 623
Lalpur 88
Talesera 424
Pantha 1,268
Jamdang 316
Solangbira 1,432

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