Sonpurwa Population, Caste, Working Data Palamu, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Sonpurwa is a village situated in Hussainabad block of Palamu district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 338 families residing in the village Sonpurwa. The total population of Sonpurwa is 1,979 out of which 939 are males and 1,040 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sonpurwa is 1,108.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sonpurwa village is 364 which is 18% of the total population. There are 184 male children and 180 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sonpurwa is 978 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,108) of Sonpurwa village.

Population
1,979
Families
338
Literacy
64.33%
Sex Ratio
1,108

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sonpurwa is 64.3%. Thus Sonpurwa village has higher literacy rate compared to 52.8% of Palamu district. The male literacy rate is 80.79% and the female literacy rate is 49.88% in Sonpurwa village.

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

Sonpurwa Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 364 184 180
Literacy 64.33% 80.79% 49.88%
Scheduled Caste 287 141 146
Scheduled Tribe 7 3 4
Illiterate 940 329 611

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.4% of total population in Sonpurwa village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sonpurwa village out of total population, 463 were engaged in work activities. 31.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 68.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 463 workers engaged in Main Work, 62 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 32 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 146 131 15
Cultivators 62 60 2
Agriculture Labourer 32 30 2
Household Industries 1 1 0
Other Workers 51 40 11
Marginal Workers 317 204 113
Non Working 1,516 604 912

Nearby Villages to Sonpurwa,

Below are the list of villages near Sonpurwa village in Hussainabad.

Village Population
Naukainia 223
Chandarpur 351
Deori Khurd 2,937
Sarhu 1,424
Majuraha 186
Pachamba 970
Garurahi 738
Basdiha 305
Mahuari 402
Upri Kalan 1,295

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