Sonapur Population, Caste, Working Data Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal - Census 2011
Sonapur is a village situated in Itahar block of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 445 families residing in the village Sonapur. The total population of Sonapur is 1,935 out of which 1,026 are males and 909 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sonapur is 886.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sonapur village is 248 which is 13% of the total population. There are 137 male children and 111 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sonapur is 810 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (886) of Sonapur village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sonapur is 56.8%. Thus Sonapur village has higher literacy rate compared to 49.5% of Uttar Dinajpur district. The male literacy rate is 65.35% and the female literacy rate is 47.24% in Sonapur village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Sonapur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Sonapur Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Sonapur village.
Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|
Children | 248 | 137 | 111 |
Literacy | 56.79% | 65.35% | 47.24% |
Scheduled Caste | 1,626 | 854 | 772 |
Scheduled Tribe | 267 | 143 | 124 |
Illiterate | 977 | 445 | 532 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 84% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 13.8% of total population in Sonapur village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Sonapur village out of total population, 1,034 were engaged in work activities. 78.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 21.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,034 workers engaged in Main Work, 216 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 395 were Agricultural labourer.
Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|
Main Workers | 809 | 580 | 229 |
Cultivators | 216 | 161 | 55 |
Agriculture Labourer | 395 | 248 | 147 |
Household Industries | 12 | 6 | 6 |
Other Workers | 186 | 165 | 21 |
Marginal Workers | 225 | 23 | 202 |
Non Working | 901 | 423 | 478 |
Nearby Villages to Sonapur,
Below are the list of villages near Sonapur village in Itahar.
Village | Population |
---|---|
Kukrakunda | 813 |
Baje Dakshinal | 376 |
Sadapur | 937 |
Chitor | 1,027 |
Dharanda | 927 |
Paschim Sakodanga | 243 |
Paharajpur | 3,980 |
Purba Sakodanga | 163 |
Kamalai | 2,632 |
Naldanga | 191 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Sonapur, Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal - Wikipedia