Sonkhedi Population, Caste, Working Data Barwani, Madhya Pradesh - Census 2011
Sonkhedi is a village situated in Varla tehsil of Barwani district in Madhya Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 219 families residing in the village Sonkhedi. The total population of Sonkhedi is 1,428 out of which 724 are males and 704 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sonkhedi is 972.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sonkhedi village is 386 which is 27% of the total population. There are 214 male children and 172 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sonkhedi is 804 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (972) of Sonkhedi village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sonkhedi is 18.5%. Thus Sonkhedi village has lower literacy rate compared to 39.7% of Barwani district. The male literacy rate is 25.29% and the female literacy rate is 12.03% in Sonkhedi village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Sonkhedi village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Sonkhedi Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Sonkhedi village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 386 | 214 | 172 |
| Literacy | 18.52% | 25.29% | 12.03% |
| Scheduled Caste | 37 | 20 | 17 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 1,381 | 698 | 683 |
| Illiterate | 1,235 | 595 | 640 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 2.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 96.7% of total population in Sonkhedi village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Sonkhedi village out of total population, 618 were engaged in work activities. 79.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 20.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 618 workers engaged in Main Work, 422 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 57 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 491 | 310 | 181 |
| Cultivators | 422 | 284 | 138 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 57 | 18 | 39 |
| Household Industries | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Other Workers | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| Marginal Workers | 127 | 8 | 119 |
| Non Working | 810 | 406 | 404 |
Nearby Villages to Sonkhedi,
Below are the list of villages near Sonkhedi village in Varla.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Nahalband | 695 |
| Chirmiriya | 1,421 |
| Khokar Amba | 1,982 |
| Mohanpura | 2,941 |
| Dhawada | 1,552 |
| Umariya Pani | 1,122 |
| Ambaautar | 1,670 |
| Adnadi | 769 |
| Bhalabardi | 1,499 |
| Chilariya | 2,653 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Sonkhedi, Barwani, Madhya Pradesh - Wikipedia