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Sonatala Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Maldah, West Bengal - Census 2011

Sonatala is a Census Town city situated in English Bazar block of Maldah district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,241 families residing in the Sonatala city. The total population of Sonatala is 10,589 out of which 5,309 are males and 5,280 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sonatala is 995.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sonatala city is 1450 which is 14% of the total population. There are 722 male children and 728 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sonatala is 1,008 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (995).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sonatala is 61.1%. Thus Sonatala has lower literacy rate compared to 61.7% of Maldah district. The male literacy rate is 64.77% and the female literacy rate is 57.43% in Sonatala.

Sonatala Census Town has total administration over 2,241 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Sonatala Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Sonatala Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 1,450 722 728
Literacy 61.1% 56% 49.5%
Scheduled Caste 870 460 410
Scheduled Tribe 22 8 14
Illiterate 5,004 2,338 2,666

Caste-wise Population - Sonatala

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Sonatala.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 870 460 410
Schedule Tribe 22 8 14

Religion-wise Population - Sonatala

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Sonatala is 2,349 which is 22.18% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Sonatala is 8,205 which is 77.49% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Sonatala as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 2,349 (22.18%) 1,182 1,167
Muslim 8,205 (77.49%) 4,109 4,096
Christian 20 (0.19%) 11 9
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 1 (0.01%) 1 0
Jain 1 (0.01%) 0 1
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 13 (0.12%) 6 7

Literacy Rate - Sonatala

The total literacy rate of Sonatala was 61.11% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 76.26% of West Bengal. Population-wise, out of total 5,585 literates, males were 2,971 while females were 2,614. Also the male literacy rate was 64.77% and the female literacy rate was 57.43% in Sonatala.

  Sonatala West Bengal
Female 57.43% 70.54%
Male 64.77% 81.69%
Total 61.11% 76.26%

Sex Ratio - Sonatala

The Sex Ratio of Sonatala is 995. Thus per every 1000 men there were 995 females in Sonatala. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,008 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 995 ) of Sonatala.

Child Population - Sonatala

According to Census 2011, there were 1,450 children between age 0 to 6 years in Sonatala. Out of which 722 were male while 728 were female.

Working Population - Sonatala

In Sonatala Census Town out of total population, 4,224 were engaged in work activities. 48.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 51.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,224 workers engaged in Main Work, 85 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 472 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,039 1,792 247
Cultivators 85 81 4
Agriculture Labourer 472 421 51
Household Industries 114 78 36
Other Workers 1,368 1,212 156
Marginal Workers 2,185 1,189 996
Non Working 6,365 2,328 4,037

Sonatala Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Sonatala is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 10,589 52.7% 995

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