Sonpur Population, Caste, Working Data Bastar, Chhattisgarh - Census 2011

Sonpur is a village situated in Bakavand tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 575 families residing in the village Sonpur. The total population of Sonpur is 2,629 out of which 1,293 are males and 1,336 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sonpur is 1,033.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sonpur village is 393 which is 15% of the total population. There are 197 male children and 196 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sonpur is 995 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,033) of Sonpur village.

Population
2,629
Families
575
Literacy
49.6%
Sex Ratio
1,033

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sonpur is 49.6%. Thus Sonpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 46.1% of Bastar district. The male literacy rate is 62.41% and the female literacy rate is 37.28% in Sonpur village.

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

Sonpur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 393 197 196
Literacy 49.6% 62.41% 37.28%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 903 446 457
Illiterate 1,520 609 911

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 34.3% of total population in Sonpur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sonpur village out of total population, 1,609 were engaged in work activities. 53.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 46.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,609 workers engaged in Main Work, 162 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 583 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 863 636 227
Cultivators 162 132 30
Agriculture Labourer 583 431 152
Household Industries 7 4 3
Other Workers 111 69 42
Marginal Workers 746 195 551
Non Working 1,020 462 558

Nearby Villages to Sonpur,

Below are the list of villages near Sonpur village in Bakavand.

Village Population
Baniagoan 529
Narawand 652
Pahurbel 3,038
Matnar 1,687
Badlawand 804
Bedagaon 158
Girola 498
Satlawand 1,583
Durkabeda 198
Borigaon 1,523

Reference