Sontar Population, Caste, Working Data Raisen, Madhya Pradesh - Census 2011

Sontar is a village situated in Goharganj tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 200 families residing in the village Sontar. The total population of Sontar is 1,005 out of which 525 are males and 480 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sontar is 914.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sontar village is 176 which is 18% of the total population. There are 87 male children and 89 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sontar is 1,023 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (914) of Sontar village.

Population
1,005
Families
200
Literacy
48.73%
Sex Ratio
914

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sontar is 48.7%. Thus Sontar village has lower literacy rate compared to 61.6% of Raisen district. The male literacy rate is 60.73% and the female literacy rate is 35.29% in Sontar village.

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

Sontar Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 176 87 89
Literacy 48.73% 60.73% 35.29%
Scheduled Caste 25 10 15
Scheduled Tribe 911 478 433
Illiterate 601 259 342

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 2.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 90.6% of total population in Sontar village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sontar village out of total population, 260 were engaged in work activities. 66.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 33.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 260 workers engaged in Main Work, 104 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 51 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 172 166 6
Cultivators 104 103 1
Agriculture Labourer 51 48 3
Other Workers 17 15 2
Marginal Workers 88 83 5
Non Working 745 276 469

Nearby Villages to Sontar,

Below are the list of villages near Sontar village in Goharganj.

Village Population
Bhuri Tekri 39
Kamton Kansiya 2,503
Barbatpur 756
Pipaliya Viran 122
Jhagar 304
Khoha 315
Ramkhedi 159
Shahbad Tilendi 903
Dhamdhusar 1,040
Imaliya Singpur 637

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