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

Sonpurwa is a village situated in Majhiaon block of Garhwa district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 519 families residing in the village Sonpurwa. The total population of Sonpurwa is 2,726 out of which 1,392 are males and 1,334 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sonpurwa is 958.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Sonpurwa village is 514 which is 19% of the total population. There are 273 male children and 241 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sonpurwa is 883 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (958) of Sonpurwa village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sonpurwa is 62.2%. Thus Sonpurwa village has a higher literacy rate compared to 49.4% of Garhwa district. The male literacy rate is 75.07% and the female literacy rate is 49.04% in Sonpurwa village.

Population
2,726
Families
519
Literacy
62.21%
Sex Ratio
958

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 514 273 241
Literacy 62.21% 75.07% 49.04%
Scheduled Caste 80 43 37
Scheduled Tribe 149 78 71
Illiterate 1,350 552 798

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 2.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 5.5% of total population in Sonpurwa village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sonpurwa village out of total population, 1,437 were engaged in work activities. 2.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 97.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,437 workers engaged in Main Work, 4 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 35 26 9
Cultivators 4 4 0
Agriculture Labourer 2 1 1
Household Industries 4 4 0
Other Workers 25 17 8
Marginal Workers 1,402 704 698
Non Working 1,289 662 627

Map of Sonpurwa, Garhwa, Jharkhand


Nearby Villages to Sonpurwa, Majhiaon

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

Village Population
Koinbar 591
Bhagodih Jalima 501
Gogea 145
Ranitali 1,072
Bhataulia 142
Jaharsarai 2,460
Achhodih 790
Baligarh 438
Chandarpura 927
Karui 1,679

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