Sono Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Jamui district, Bihar

Sono Block of Jamui district has a total population of 210,445 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 108,515 are males while 101,930 are females. In 2011 there were a total 36,955 families residing in Sono Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Sono Block is 939.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 2.8% people live in Urban areas while 97.2% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 54.4% while that in rural areas is 53.4%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Sono Block is 966 while that of Rural areas is 939.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sono Block is 40741 which is 19% of the total population. There are 20646 male children and 20095 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sono Block is 973 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 939 ) of Sono Block.

The total literacy rate of Sono Block is 53.46%. The male literacy rate is 53.85% and the female literacy rate is 31.67% in Sono Block.

Population
210,445
Literacy
53.46%
Sex Ratio
939

To facilitate the administration, Sono Block is further divided into 1 town and 249 villages.

Sono Block Data

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Sono Block.

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 40,741 20,646 20,095
Literacy 53.46% 53.85% 31.67%
Scheduled Caste 28,754 14,681 14,073
Scheduled Tribe 6,521 3,261 3,260
Illiterate 119,726 50,081 69,645

Caste-wise Population - Sono Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.1% of total population in Sono Block of Bihar.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 28,754 14,681 14,073
Schedule Tribe 6,521 3,261 3,260

Religion-wise Population - Sono Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 176,916 (84.07%) 91,516 85,400
Muslim 31,899 (15.16%) 16,191 15,708
Christian 1,329 (0.63%) 668 661
Sikh 11 (0.01%) 7 4
Buddhist 20 (0.01%) 12 8
Jain 13 (0.01%) 7 6
Other Religion 2 (0%) 2 0
No Religion Specified 255 (0.12%) 112 143

Literacy Rate - Sono Block

Average literacy rate of Sono Block in 2011 were 53.46% in which, male and female literacy were 66.5% and 39.45% respectively. Total literate in Sono Block were 90,719 of which male and female were 58,434 and 32,285 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Sono Block

The Sex Ratio of Sono Block is 939 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 939 females in Sono Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 973 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 939 ) of Sono Block.


Child Population - Sono Block

According to Census 2011, there were 40,741 children between age 0 to 6 years in Sono Block. Out of which 20,646 were male while 20,095 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Sono Block

As per Census 2011, there are a total 1,107 families under Sono Block living in urban areas while 1,107 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 2.8% of total population of Sono Block lives in Urban areas while 97.2% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 1,130 while that in rural regions is 39,611.

Total Urban Rural
Population 210,445 5,858 204,587
Children (0 - 6 years) 40,741 1,130 39,611
Schedule Caste 28,754 844 27,910
Schedule Tribe 6,521 3 6,518
Literacy 53.46% 54.36% 53.43%
Sex Ratio 939 966 939

Working Population - Sono Block

In Sono Block out of total population, 96,167 were engaged in work activities. 72.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 27.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 96,167 workers engaged in Main Work, 12,496 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 26,449 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 69,346 42,597 26,749
Cultivators 12,496 10,605 1,891
Agriculture Labourer 26,449 22,197 4,252
Household Industries 22,181 3,352 18,829
Other Workers 8,220 6,443 1,777
Marginal Workers 26,821 11,893 14,928
Non Working 114,278 54,025 60,253

Nearby Blocks from Sono Block

Below is the list of Blocks near Sono Block in Jamui district.


Sono Block Map


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