Sonpokhri Population, Caste, Working Data Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Sonpokhri is a village situated in Manoharpur block of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 154 families residing in the village Sonpokhri. The total population of Sonpokhri is 938 out of which 454 are males and 484 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sonpokhri is 1,066.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sonpokhri village is 167 which is 18% of the total population. There are 87 male children and 80 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sonpokhri is 920 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,066) of Sonpokhri village.

Population
938
Families
154
Literacy
43.19%
Sex Ratio
1,066

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sonpokhri is 43.2%. Thus Sonpokhri village has lower literacy rate compared to 48.4% of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. The male literacy rate is 56.68% and the female literacy rate is 30.94% in Sonpokhri village.

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

Sonpokhri Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 167 87 80
Literacy 43.19% 56.68% 30.94%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 884 426 458
Illiterate 605 246 359

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 94.2% of total population in Sonpokhri village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sonpokhri village out of total population, 425 were engaged in work activities. 30.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 69.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 425 workers engaged in Main Work, 70 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 35 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 131 100 31
Cultivators 70 69 1
Agriculture Labourer 35 8 27
Other Workers 26 23 3
Marginal Workers 294 117 177
Non Working 513 237 276

Nearby Villages to Sonpokhri,

Below are the list of villages near Sonpokhri village in Manoharpur.

Village Population
Barpos 1,143
Ghaghra 873
Dhipa 2,033
Tumsai 1,259
Ichapir 1,469
Tenda 329
Raidih 1,525
Hakagui 835
Jojgutu 719
Nandpur 4,176

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