Sonpur Population, Caste, Working Data Bastar, Chhattisgarh - Census 2011
Sonpur is a village situated in Bakavand tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 575 families residing in the village Sonpur. The total population of Sonpur is 2,629 out of which 1,293 are males and 1,336 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sonpur is 1,033.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sonpur village is 393 which is 15% of the total population. There are 197 male children and 196 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sonpur is 995 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,033) of Sonpur village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sonpur is 49.6%. Thus Sonpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 46.1% of Bastar district. The male literacy rate is 62.41% and the female literacy rate is 37.28% in Sonpur village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Sonpur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Sonpur Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Sonpur village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 393 | 197 | 196 |
| Literacy | 49.6% | 62.41% | 37.28% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 903 | 446 | 457 |
| Illiterate | 1,520 | 609 | 911 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 34.3% of total population in Sonpur village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Sonpur village out of total population, 1,609 were engaged in work activities. 53.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 46.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,609 workers engaged in Main Work, 162 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 583 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 863 | 636 | 227 |
| Cultivators | 162 | 132 | 30 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 583 | 431 | 152 |
| Household Industries | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Other Workers | 111 | 69 | 42 |
| Marginal Workers | 746 | 195 | 551 |
| Non Working | 1,020 | 462 | 558 |
Nearby Villages to Sonpur,
Below are the list of villages near Sonpur village in Bakavand.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Sonpur, Bastar, Chhattisgarh - Wikipedia