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Sundna Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Palamu, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Sundna is a Census Town city situated in Medininagar block of Palamu district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,603 families residing in the Sundna city. The total population of Sundna is 14,552 out of which 7,722 are males and 6,830 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sundna is 884.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sundna city is 1768 which is 12% of the total population. There are 959 male children and 809 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sundna is 844 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (884).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sundna is 87.8%. Thus Sundna has higher literacy rate compared to 63.6% of Palamu district. The male literacy rate is 93.38% and the female literacy rate is 81.48% in Sundna.

Sundna Census Town has total administration over 2,603 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.

Sundna Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,768 959 809
Literacy 87.8% 81.8% 71.8%
Scheduled Caste 1,848 965 883
Scheduled Tribe 132 63 69
Illiterate 3,331 1,407 1,924

Caste-wise Population - Sundna

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.9% of total population in Sundna.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,848 965 883
Schedule Tribe 132 63 69

Religion-wise Population - Sundna

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Sundna is 14,138 which is 97.16% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Sundna is 315 which is 2.16% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Sundna as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 14,138 (97.16%) 7,509 6,629
Muslim 315 (2.16%) 159 156
Christian 66 (0.45%) 33 33
Sikh 1 (0.01%) 0 1
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 6 (0.04%) 3 3
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 26 (0.18%) 18 8

Literacy Rate - Sundna

The total literacy rate of Sundna was 87.77% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 66.41% of Jharkhand. Population-wise, out of total 11,221 literates, males were 6,315 while females were 4,906. Also the male literacy rate was 93.38% and the female literacy rate was 81.48% in Sundna.

  Sundna Jharkhand
Female 81.48% 55.42%
Male 93.38% 76.84%
Total 87.77% 66.41%

Sex Ratio - Sundna

The Sex Ratio of Sundna is 884. Thus per every 1000 men there were 884 females in Sundna. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 844 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 884 ) of Sundna.

Child Population - Sundna

According to Census 2011, there were 1,768 children between age 0 to 6 years in Sundna. Out of which 959 were male while 809 were female.

Working Population - Sundna

In Sundna Census Town out of total population, 3,596 were engaged in work activities. 74.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 25.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,596 workers engaged in Main Work, 19 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 203 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,679 2,311 368
Cultivators 19 18 1
Agriculture Labourer 203 108 95
Household Industries 74 61 13
Other Workers 2,383 2,124 259
Marginal Workers 917 681 236
Non Working 10,956 4,730 6,226

Sundna Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 14,552 77.1% 884

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