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

Sontarai is a village situated in Sitapur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 585 families residing in the village Sontarai. The total population of Sontarai is 2,430 out of which 1,131 are males and 1,299 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sontarai is 1,149.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sontarai village is 328 which is 13% of the total population. There are 152 male children and 176 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sontarai is 1,158 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,149) of Sontarai village.

Population
2,430
Families
585
Literacy
71.27%
Sex Ratio
1,149

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sontarai is 71.3%. Thus Sontarai village has higher literacy rate compared to 50.3% of Surguja district. The male literacy rate is 79.88% and the female literacy rate is 63.76% in Sontarai village.

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

Sontarai Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 328 152 176
Literacy 71.27% 79.88% 63.76%
Scheduled Caste 195 90 105
Scheduled Tribe 1,582 732 850
Illiterate 932 349 583

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 65.1% of total population in Sontarai village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sontarai village out of total population, 1,064 were engaged in work activities. 57% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 43% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,064 workers engaged in Main Work, 287 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 204 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 606 463 143
Cultivators 287 252 35
Agriculture Labourer 204 130 74
Household Industries 2 1 1
Other Workers 113 80 33
Marginal Workers 458 183 275
Non Working 1,366 485 881

Nearby Villages to Sontarai,

Below are the list of villages near Sontarai village in Sitapur.

Village Population
Bamlaya 976
Bhawradand 1,072
Deogarh 4,370
Dhelsara 1,900
Bhithuwa 1,560
Raikera 2,723
Chalta 828
Bhusu 1,805
Soor 4,403
Parsa 433

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