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Sonahatu Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Ranchi district, Jharkhand

Sonahatu Block of Ranchi district has total population of 77,252 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 39,127 are males while 38,125 are females. In 2011 there were total 17,760 families residing in Sonahatu Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Sonahatu Block is 974.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Sonahatu Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 66% and the sex ratio of Sonahatu Block is 974.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sonahatu Block is 11389 which is 15% of the total population. There are 5853 male children and 5536 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sonahatu Block is 946 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 974 ) of Sonahatu Block.

The total literacy rate of Sonahatu Block is 66.04%. The male literacy rate is 67.74% and the female literacy rate is 44.56% in Sonahatu Block.

Population
77,252
Families
17,760
Literacy
66.04%
Sex Ratio
974

To facilitate the administration, Sonahatu Block is further divided into 64 villages.

Sonahatu Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 11,389 5,853 5,536
Literacy 66.04% 67.74% 44.56%
Scheduled Caste 6,115 3,090 3,025
Scheduled Tribe 18,455 9,450 9,005
Illiterate 33,758 12,621 21,137

Caste-wise Population - Sonahatu Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 23.9% of total population in Sonahatu Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 6,115 3,090 3,025
Schedule Tribe 18,455 9,450 9,005

Religion-wise Population - Sonahatu Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 67,373 (87.21%) 34,057 33,316
Muslim 141 (0.18%) 64 77
Christian 104 (0.13%) 48 56
Sikh 4 (0.01%) 3 1
Buddhist 9 (0.01%) 5 4
Jain 85 (0.11%) 42 43
Other Religion 9,279 (12.01%) 4,786 4,493
No Religion Specified 257 (0.33%) 122 135

Literacy Rate - Sonahatu Block

Average literacy rate of Sonahatu Block in 2011 were 66.04% in which, male and female literacy were 79.66% and 52.13% respectively. Total literate in Sonahatu Block were 43,494 of which male and female were 26,506 and 16,988 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Sonahatu Block

The Sex Ratio of Sonahatu Block is 974 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 974 females in Sonahatu Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 946 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 974 ) of Sonahatu Block.

Child Population - Sonahatu Block

According to Census 2011, there were 11,389 children between age 0 to 6 years in Sonahatu Block. Out of which 11,389 were male while 11,389 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Sonahatu Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Sonahatu Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Sonahatu Block lives in Urban areas while 100% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 0 while that in rural region is 11,389.

Total Urban Rural
Population 77,252 0 77,252
Children (0 - 6 years) 11,389 0 11,389
Schedule Caste 6,115 0 6,115
Schedule Tribe 18,455 0 18,455
Literacy 66.04% - 66.04%
Sex Ratio 974 - 974

Working Population - Sonahatu Block

In Sonahatu Block out of total population, 43,705 were engaged in work activities. 46.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 53.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 43,705 workers engaged in Main Work, 10,381 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 7,577 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 20,156 12,741 7,415
Cultivators 10,381 6,727 3,654
Agriculture Labourer 7,577 4,450 3,127
Household Industries 534 310 224
Other Workers 1,664 1,254 410
Marginal Workers 23,549 9,604 13,945
Non Working 33,547 16,782 16,765

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