Sonpura Population, Caste, Working Data Saharsa, Bihar - Census 2011

Sonpura is a village situated in Simri Bakhtiarpur block of Saharsa district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 632 families residing in the village Sonpura. The total population of Sonpura is 3,630 out of which 1,924 are males and 1,706 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sonpura is 887.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sonpura village is 651 which is 18% of the total population. There are 343 male children and 308 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sonpura is 898 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (887) of Sonpura village.

Population
3,630
Families
632
Literacy
51.7%
Sex Ratio
887

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sonpura is 51.7%. Thus Sonpura village has higher literacy rate compared to 42.4% of Saharsa district. The male literacy rate is 63.19% and the female literacy rate is 38.7% in Sonpura village.

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

Sonpura Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 651 343 308
Literacy 51.7% 63.19% 38.7%
Scheduled Caste 305 161 144
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 2,090 925 1,165

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Sonpura village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sonpura village out of total population, 1,082 were engaged in work activities. 39.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 60.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,082 workers engaged in Main Work, 71 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 214 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 425 320 105
Cultivators 71 62 9
Agriculture Labourer 214 139 75
Household Industries 21 13 8
Other Workers 119 106 13
Marginal Workers 657 560 97
Non Working 2,548 1,044 1,504

Nearby Villages to Sonpura,

Below are the list of villages near Sonpura village in Simri Bakhtiarpur.

Village Population
Kusmi 1,564
Basatpur 3,416
Sardiha 3,569
Khoju Chak 2,354
Raipura 4,743
Naltigarh 648
Ashraf Chak 1,968
Balhampur 3,803
Bhauara 3,916
Bindpur 1,223

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