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

Sonpur is a village situated in Bhaiyathan tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 487 families residing in the village Sonpur. The total population of Sonpur is 2,171 out of which 1,064 are males and 1,107 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sonpur is 1,040.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sonpur village is 365 which is 17% of the total population. There are 165 male children and 200 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sonpur is 1,212 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,040) of Sonpur village.

Population
2,171
Families
487
Literacy
63.79%
Sex Ratio
1,040

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sonpur is 63.8%. Thus Sonpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 50.3% of Surguja district. The male literacy rate is 75.08% and the female literacy rate is 52.59% 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 365 165 200
Literacy 63.79% 75.08% 52.59%
Scheduled Caste 103 52 51
Scheduled Tribe 575 288 287
Illiterate 1,019 389 630

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 4.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 26.5% of total population in Sonpur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sonpur village out of total population, 1,207 were engaged in work activities. 47.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 52.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,207 workers engaged in Main Work, 343 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 149 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 578 403 175
Cultivators 343 251 92
Agriculture Labourer 149 89 60
Household Industries 2 2 0
Other Workers 84 61 23
Marginal Workers 629 205 424
Non Working 964 456 508

Nearby Villages to Sonpur,

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

Village Population
Karaunda Munda 1,037
Shivprasadnagar 2,252
Badsara 1,949
Bhawrahi 1,880
Baskarpara 876
Bansapara 966
Khadpara 778
Dabaripara 1,045
Govindgarh 529
Khutarapara 428

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