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Sonbarsa Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Sitamarhi district, Bihar

Sonbarsa Block of Sitamarhi district has total population of 251,248 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 131,668 are males while 119,580 are females. In 2011 there were total 53,039 families residing in Sonbarsa Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Sonbarsa Block is 908.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Sonbarsa Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 49.5% and the sex ratio of Sonbarsa Block is 908.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sonbarsa Block is 50613 which is 20% of the total population. There are 26151 male children and 24462 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sonbarsa Block is 935 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 908 ) of Sonbarsa Block.

The total literacy rate of Sonbarsa Block is 49.54%. The male literacy rate is 48.28% and the female literacy rate is 29.97% in Sonbarsa Block.

Population
251,248
Families
53,039
Literacy
49.54%
Sex Ratio
908

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

Sonbarsa Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 50,613 26,151 24,462
Literacy 49.54% 48.28% 29.97%
Scheduled Caste 33,019 17,277 15,742
Scheduled Tribe 56 30 26
Illiterate 151,846 68,103 83,743

Caste-wise Population - Sonbarsa Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Sonbarsa Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 33,019 17,277 15,742
Schedule Tribe 56 30 26

Religion-wise Population - Sonbarsa Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 197,981 (78.8%) 104,147 93,834
Muslim 51,099 (20.34%) 26,446 24,653
Christian 624 (0.25%) 347 277
Sikh 13 (0.01%) 8 5
Buddhist 11 (0%) 6 5
Jain 9 (0%) 4 5
Other Religion 2 (0%) 2 0
No Religion Specified 1,509 (0.6%) 708 801

Literacy Rate - Sonbarsa Block

Average literacy rate of Sonbarsa Block in 2011 were 49.54% in which, male and female literacy were 60.24% and 37.68% respectively. Total literate in Sonbarsa Block were 99,402 of which male and female were 63,565 and 35,837 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Sonbarsa Block

The Sex Ratio of Sonbarsa Block is 908 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 908 females in Sonbarsa Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 935 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 908 ) of Sonbarsa Block.

Child Population - Sonbarsa Block

According to Census 2011, there were 50,613 children between age 0 to 6 years in Sonbarsa Block. Out of which 50,613 were male while 50,613 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Sonbarsa Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Sonbarsa Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Sonbarsa 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 50,613.

Total Urban Rural
Population 251,248 0 251,248
Children (0 - 6 years) 50,613 0 50,613
Schedule Caste 33,019 0 33,019
Schedule Tribe 56 0 56
Literacy 49.54% - 49.54%
Sex Ratio 908 - 908

Working Population - Sonbarsa Block

In Sonbarsa Block out of total population, 82,443 were engaged in work activities. 66.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 33.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 82,443 workers engaged in Main Work, 13,453 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 30,875 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 55,040 47,594 7,446
Cultivators 13,453 12,242 1,211
Agriculture Labourer 30,875 26,302 4,573
Household Industries 1,299 975 324
Other Workers 9,413 8,075 1,338
Marginal Workers 27,403 15,344 12,059
Non Working 168,805 68,730 100,075

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