Sonpeth Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Parbhani, Maharashtra - Census 2011

Sonpeth is a Municipal Council city situated in Sonpeth taluka of Parbhani district. The Sonpeth city is divided into 17 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 3,031 families residing in the Sonpeth city. The total population of Sonpeth is 15,765 out of which 8,120 are males and 7,645 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sonpeth is 942.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Sonpeth city is 2128 which is 13% of the total population. There are 1162 male children and 966 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sonpeth is 831 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (942).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sonpeth is 74.9%. Thus Sonpeth has a higher literacy rate compared to 73.3% of Parbhani district. The male literacy rate is 82.45% and the female literacy rate is 66.94% in Sonpeth.

Population
15,765
Literacy
74.9%
Sex Ratio
942

Sonpeth Municipal Council has total administration over 3,031 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Municipal Council limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Sonpeth Municipal Council

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Sonpeth Municipal Council.

Total Male Female
Children 2,128 1,162 966
Literacy 74.9% 70.7% 58.5%
Scheduled Caste 1,955 1,017 938
Scheduled Tribe 101 53 48
Illiterate 5,557 2,383 3,174

Caste-wise Population - Sonpeth

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.6% of total population in Sonpeth.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,955 1,017 938
Schedule Tribe 101 53 48

Religion-wise Population - Sonpeth

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Sonpeth is 10,540 which is 66.86% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Sonpeth is 4,079 which is 25.87% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Sonpeth as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 10,540 (66.86%) 5,423 5,117
Muslim 4,079 (25.87%) 2,093 1,986
Christian 7 (0.04%) 5 2
Sikh 55 (0.35%) 24 31
Buddhist 983 (6.24%) 524 459
Jain 72 (0.46%) 37 35
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 29 (0.18%) 14 15

Literacy Rate - Sonpeth

The total literacy rate of Sonpeth was 74.86% in 2011 which is less than the average literacy rate of 82.34% of Maharashtra. Population-wise, out of total 10,208 literates, males were 5,737 while females were 4,471. Also the male literacy rate was 82.45% and the female literacy rate was 66.94% in Sonpeth.

  Sonpeth Maharashtra
Female 66.94% 75.87%
Male 82.45% 88.38%
Total 74.86% 82.34%

Sex Ratio - Sonpeth

The Sex Ratio of Sonpeth is 942. Thus per every 1000 men there were 942 females in Sonpeth. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 831 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 942 ) of Sonpeth.


Child Population - Sonpeth

According to Census 2011, there were 2,128 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Sonpeth. Out of which 1,162 were male while 966 were female.


Working Population - Sonpeth

In Sonpeth Municipal Council out of total population, 6,295 were engaged in work activities. 95.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 4.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 6,295 workers engaged in Main Work, 659 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2,592 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 6,004 4,026 1,978
Cultivators 659 479 180
Agriculture Labourer 2,592 1,226 1,366
Household Industries 135 64 71
Other Workers 2,618 2,257 361
Marginal Workers 291 143 148
Non Working 9,470 3,951 5,519

Sonpeth Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Sonpeth is further divided into 17 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 891 56% 998
2 Ward No - 2 1,100 59.4% 1,004
3 Ward No - 3 1,403 70.8% 946
4 Ward No - 4 395 58.2% 946
5 Ward No - 5 740 63% 800
6 Ward No - 6 1,137 63.1% 950
7 Ward No - 7 748 54.1% 898
8 Ward No - 8 1,278 49.1% 997
9 Ward No - 9 757 63.4% 961
10 Ward No - 10 613 78.1% 916
11 Ward No - 11 539 79.6% 960
12 Ward No - 12 1,042 73.9% 874
13 Ward No - 13 2,047 67.5% 970
14 Ward No - 14 548 64.6% 890
15 Ward No - 15 763 78.9% 1,024
16 Ward No - 16 772 71.4% 842
17 Ward No - 17 992 57.7% 941

Map of Sonpeth, Parbhani, Maharashtra


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