Sonsa Population, Caste, Working Data Nawada, Bihar - Census 2011
Sonsa is a village situated in Hisua block of Nawada district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 499 families residing in the village Sonsa. The total population of Sonsa is 3,126 out of which 1,601 are males and 1,525 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sonsa is 953.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sonsa village is 520 which is 17% of the total population. There are 246 male children and 274 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sonsa is 1,114 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (953) of Sonsa village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sonsa is 63.8%. Thus Sonsa village has higher literacy rate compared to 49.2% of Nawada district. The male literacy rate is 75.57% and the female literacy rate is 51.08% in Sonsa village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Sonsa village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Sonsa Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Sonsa village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 520 | 246 | 274 |
| Literacy | 63.81% | 75.57% | 51.08% |
| Scheduled Caste | 874 | 438 | 436 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 1,463 | 577 | 886 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 28% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Sonsa village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Sonsa village out of total population, 1,282 were engaged in work activities. 82.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,282 workers engaged in Main Work, 410 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 396 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 1,054 | 667 | 387 |
| Cultivators | 410 | 305 | 105 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 396 | 253 | 143 |
| Household Industries | 50 | 40 | 10 |
| Other Workers | 198 | 69 | 129 |
| Marginal Workers | 228 | 77 | 151 |
| Non Working | 1,844 | 857 | 987 |
Nearby Villages to Sonsa,
Below are the list of villages near Sonsa village in Hisua.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Sonsa, Nawada, Bihar - Wikipedia