Sonkhar Population, Caste, Working Data Raigarh, Maharashtra - Census 2011
Sonkhar is a village situated in Pen taluka of Raigarh district in Maharashtra. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 281 families residing in the village Sonkhar. The total population of Sonkhar is 1,205 out of which 624 are males and 581 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sonkhar is 931.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sonkhar village is 145 which is 12% of the total population. There are 79 male children and 66 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sonkhar is 835 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (931) of Sonkhar village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sonkhar is 82.4%. Thus Sonkhar village has higher literacy rate compared to 73.6% of Raigarh district. The male literacy rate is 93.03% and the female literacy rate is 71.07% in Sonkhar village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Sonkhar village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Sonkhar Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Sonkhar village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 145 | 79 | 66 |
| Literacy | 82.36% | 93.03% | 71.07% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Illiterate | 332 | 117 | 215 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Sonkhar village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Sonkhar village out of total population, 423 were engaged in work activities. 83.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 16.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 423 workers engaged in Main Work, 221 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 16 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 354 | 314 | 40 |
| Cultivators | 221 | 195 | 26 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 16 | 9 | 7 |
| Household Industries | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 115 | 108 | 7 |
| Marginal Workers | 69 | 48 | 21 |
| Non Working | 782 | 262 | 520 |
Nearby Villages to Sonkhar,
Below are the list of villages near Sonkhar village in Pen.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Kalave | 3,385 |
| Urnilee | 719 |
| Hanumanpada | 471 |
| Davre | 514 |
| Kopar | 1,476 |
| Johe | 1,297 |
| Tambadshet | 1,573 |
| Balawali | 1,507 |
| Govirle | 316 |
| Nidhavali | 336 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Sonkhar, Raigarh, Maharashtra - Wikipedia