Sonpai Population, Caste, Working Data Jamui, Bihar - Census 2011

Sonpai is a village situated in Jamui block of Jamui district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 632 families residing in the village Sonpai. The total population of Sonpai is 3,442 out of which 1,791 are males and 1,651 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sonpai is 922.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sonpai village is 611 which is 18% of the total population. There are 297 male children and 314 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sonpai is 1,057 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (922) of Sonpai village.

Population
3,442
Families
632
Literacy
65.38%
Sex Ratio
922

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sonpai is 65.4%. Thus Sonpai village has higher literacy rate compared to 48.8% of Jamui district. The male literacy rate is 76.24% and the female literacy rate is 53.25% in Sonpai village.

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

Sonpai Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 611 297 314
Literacy 65.38% 76.24% 53.25%
Scheduled Caste 866 442 424
Scheduled Tribe 2 0 2
Illiterate 1,591 652 939

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 25.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Sonpai village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sonpai village out of total population, 907 were engaged in work activities. 82.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 907 workers engaged in Main Work, 316 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 228 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 752 708 44
Cultivators 316 310 6
Agriculture Labourer 228 214 14
Household Industries 40 36 4
Other Workers 168 148 20
Marginal Workers 155 136 19
Non Working 2,535 947 1,588

Nearby Villages to Sonpai,

Below are the list of villages near Sonpai village in Jamui.

Village Population
Thegua 534
Garsanda 4,467
Sugi 1,506
Barar 755
Lathane 1,976
Khairi 143
Garo Nawada 1,553
Rampur 871
Bhajour 816
Khargpur 819

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