Sauntar Population, Caste, Working Data Gaya, Bihar - Census 2011
Sauntar is a village situated in Muhra block of Gaya district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 996 families residing in the village Sauntar. The total population of Sauntar is 6,070 out of which 3,151 are males and 2,919 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sauntar is 926.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sauntar village is 1054 which is 17% of the total population. There are 554 male children and 500 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sauntar is 903 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (926) of Sauntar village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sauntar is 64.2%. Thus Sauntar village has higher literacy rate compared to 52.3% of Gaya district. The male literacy rate is 75.66% and the female literacy rate is 51.92% in Sauntar village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Sauntar village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Sauntar Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Sauntar village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 1,054 | 554 | 500 |
| Literacy | 64.21% | 75.66% | 51.92% |
| Scheduled Caste | 1,507 | 766 | 741 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 2,849 | 1,186 | 1,663 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 24.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Sauntar village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Sauntar village out of total population, 2,629 were engaged in work activities. 71.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 28.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,629 workers engaged in Main Work, 549 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 679 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 1,888 | 1,220 | 668 |
| Cultivators | 549 | 406 | 143 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 679 | 460 | 219 |
| Household Industries | 136 | 65 | 71 |
| Other Workers | 524 | 289 | 235 |
| Marginal Workers | 741 | 355 | 386 |
| Non Working | 3,441 | 1,576 | 1,865 |
Nearby Villages to Sauntar,
Below are the list of villages near Sauntar village in Muhra.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Sauntar, Gaya, Bihar - Wikipedia