Songra Population, Caste, Working Data Gumla, Jharkhand - Census 2011
Songra is a village situated in Sisai block of Gumla district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 330 families residing in the village Songra. The total population of Songra is 1,776 out of which 876 are males and 900 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Songra is 1,027.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Songra village is 276 which is 16% of the total population. There are 141 male children and 135 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Songra is 957 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,027) of Songra village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Songra is 58.7%. Thus Songra village has higher literacy rate compared to 54.6% of Gumla district. The male literacy rate is 68.16% and the female literacy rate is 49.54% in Songra village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Songra village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Songra Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Songra village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 276 | 141 | 135 |
| Literacy | 58.67% | 68.16% | 49.54% |
| Scheduled Caste | 147 | 63 | 84 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 770 | 377 | 393 |
| Illiterate | 896 | 375 | 521 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 43.4% of total population in Songra village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Songra village out of total population, 887 were engaged in work activities. 54.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 45.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 887 workers engaged in Main Work, 361 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 52 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 483 | 283 | 200 |
| Cultivators | 361 | 212 | 149 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 52 | 29 | 23 |
| Household Industries | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Other Workers | 64 | 39 | 25 |
| Marginal Workers | 404 | 163 | 241 |
| Non Working | 889 | 430 | 459 |
Nearby Villages to Songra,
Below are the list of villages near Songra village in Sisai.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Songra, Gumla, Jharkhand - Wikipedia