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Sonua Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand

Sonua Block of Pashchimi Singhbhum district has total population of 77,697 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 38,612 are males while 39,085 are females. In 2011 there were total 16,408 families residing in Sonua Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Sonua Block is 1,012.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Sonua Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 59.2% and the sex ratio of Sonua Block is 1,012.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sonua Block is 13287 which is 17% of the total population. There are 6671 male children and 6616 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sonua Block is 992 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,012 ) of Sonua Block.

The total literacy rate of Sonua Block is 59.21%. The male literacy rate is 61.88% and the female literacy rate is 36.44% in Sonua Block.

Population
77,697
Families
16,408
Literacy
59.21%
Sex Ratio
1,012

To facilitate the administration, Sonua Block is further divided into 107 villages.

Sonua Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 13,287 6,671 6,616
Literacy 59.21% 61.88% 36.44%
Scheduled Caste 4,498 2,168 2,330
Scheduled Tribe 47,561 23,462 24,099
Illiterate 39,561 14,720 24,841

Caste-wise Population - Sonua Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 61.2% of total population in Sonua Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 4,498 2,168 2,330
Schedule Tribe 47,561 23,462 24,099

Religion-wise Population - Sonua Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 27,169 (34.97%) 13,608 13,561
Muslim 477 (0.61%) 260 217
Christian 844 (1.09%) 404 440
Sikh 8 (0.01%) 3 5
Buddhist 5 (0.01%) 3 2
Jain 1 (0%) 1 0
Other Religion 49,084 (63.17%) 24,283 24,801
No Religion Specified 109 (0.14%) 50 59

Literacy Rate - Sonua Block

Average literacy rate of Sonua Block in 2011 were 59.21% in which, male and female literacy were 74.8% and 43.87% respectively. Total literate in Sonua Block were 38,136 of which male and female were 23,892 and 14,244 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Sonua Block

The Sex Ratio of Sonua Block is 1,012 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,012 females in Sonua Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 992 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,012 ) of Sonua Block.

Child Population - Sonua Block

According to Census 2011, there were 13,287 children between age 0 to 6 years in Sonua Block. Out of which 13,287 were male while 13,287 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Sonua Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Sonua Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Sonua 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 13,287.

Total Urban Rural
Population 77,697 0 77,697
Children (0 - 6 years) 13,287 0 13,287
Schedule Caste 4,498 0 4,498
Schedule Tribe 47,561 0 47,561
Literacy 59.21% - 59.21%
Sex Ratio 1,012 - 1,012

Working Population - Sonua Block

In Sonua Block out of total population, 41,276 were engaged in work activities. 52% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 48% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 41,276 workers engaged in Main Work, 9,489 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 7,122 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 21,475 14,182 7,293
Cultivators 9,489 7,006 2,483
Agriculture Labourer 7,122 3,818 3,304
Household Industries 1,912 1,006 906
Other Workers 2,952 2,352 600
Marginal Workers 19,801 7,270 12,531
Non Working 36,421 17,160 19,261

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