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Sonhaula Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Bhagalpur district, Bihar

Sonhaula Block of Bhagalpur district has total population of 192,397 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 101,262 are males while 91,135 are females. In 2011 there were total 35,972 families residing in Sonhaula Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Sonhaula Block is 900.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Sonhaula Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 54.9% and the sex ratio of Sonhaula Block is 900.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sonhaula Block is 37792 which is 20% of the total population. There are 19442 male children and 18350 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sonhaula Block is 944 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 900 ) of Sonhaula Block.

The total literacy rate of Sonhaula Block is 54.9%. The male literacy rate is 51.98% and the female literacy rate is 35.38% in Sonhaula Block.

Population
192,397
Families
35,972
Literacy
54.9%
Sex Ratio
900

To facilitate the administration, Sonhaula Block is further divided into 177 villages.

Sonhaula Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 37,792 19,442 18,350
Literacy 54.9% 51.98% 35.38%
Scheduled Caste 23,753 12,504 11,249
Scheduled Tribe 3,728 1,866 1,862
Illiterate 107,513 48,621 58,892

Caste-wise Population - Sonhaula Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.9% of total population in Sonhaula Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 23,753 12,504 11,249
Schedule Tribe 3,728 1,866 1,862

Religion-wise Population - Sonhaula Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 140,111 (72.82%) 74,274 65,837
Muslim 51,170 (26.6%) 26,413 24,757
Christian 210 (0.11%) 105 105
Sikh 14 (0.01%) 7 7
Buddhist 5 (0%) 3 2
Jain 13 (0.01%) 5 8
Other Religion 1 (0%) 0 1
No Religion Specified 873 (0.45%) 455 418

Literacy Rate - Sonhaula Block

Average literacy rate of Sonhaula Block in 2011 were 54.9% in which, male and female literacy were 64.34% and 44.3% respectively. Total literate in Sonhaula Block were 84,884 of which male and female were 52,641 and 32,243 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Sonhaula Block

The Sex Ratio of Sonhaula Block is 900 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 900 females in Sonhaula Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 944 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 900 ) of Sonhaula Block.

Child Population - Sonhaula Block

According to Census 2011, there were 37,792 children between age 0 to 6 years in Sonhaula Block. Out of which 37,792 were male while 37,792 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Sonhaula Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Sonhaula Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Sonhaula 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 37,792.

Total Urban Rural
Population 192,397 0 192,397
Children (0 - 6 years) 37,792 0 37,792
Schedule Caste 23,753 0 23,753
Schedule Tribe 3,728 0 3,728
Literacy 54.9% - 54.9%
Sex Ratio 900 - 900

Working Population - Sonhaula Block

In Sonhaula Block out of total population, 78,604 were engaged in work activities. 32.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 67.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 78,604 workers engaged in Main Work, 5,073 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 14,152 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 25,888 19,103 6,785
Cultivators 5,073 4,131 942
Agriculture Labourer 14,152 10,120 4,032
Household Industries 1,190 754 436
Other Workers 5,473 4,098 1,375
Marginal Workers 52,716 29,655 23,061
Non Working 113,793 52,504 61,289

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