Sonchri Population, Caste, Working Data Nalanda, Bihar - Census 2011

Sonchri is a village situated in Parbalpur block of Nalanda district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 763 families residing in the village Sonchri. The total population of Sonchri is 5,059 out of which 2,671 are males and 2,388 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sonchri is 894.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Sonchri village is 767 which is 15% of the total population. There are 410 male children and 357 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sonchri is 871 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (894) of Sonchri village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sonchri is 71.8%. Thus Sonchri village has a higher literacy rate compared to 52.8% of Nalanda district. The male literacy rate is 81.07% and the female literacy rate is 61.45% in Sonchri village.

Population
5,059
Families
763
Literacy
71.78%
Sex Ratio
894

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

Sonchri Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 767 410 357
Literacy 71.78% 81.07% 61.45%
Scheduled Caste 808 424 384
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,978 838 1,140

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Sonchri village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sonchri village out of total population, 1,311 were engaged in work activities. 95.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 4.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,311 workers engaged in Main Work, 475 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 642 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,247 1,141 106
Cultivators 475 460 15
Agriculture Labourer 642 560 82
Household Industries 17 17 0
Other Workers 113 104 9
Marginal Workers 64 54 10
Non Working 3,748 1,476 2,272

Map of Sonchri, Nalanda, Bihar


Nearby Villages to Sonchri, Parbalpur

Below are the list of villages near Sonchri village in Parbalpur.

Village Population
Mai 5,013
Kutlupur 943
Bikrampur 826
Alipur 1,865
Pawai 929
Chausanda 3,659
Bisai Bigha 2,144
Tara Bigha 1,009
Larhuari 2,352
Lodipur 713

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