Sauntar Population, Caste, Working Data Gaya, Bihar - Census 2011

Sauntar is a village situated in Muhra block of Gaya district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 996 families residing in the village Sauntar. The total population of Sauntar is 6,070 out of which 3,151 are males and 2,919 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sauntar is 926.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Sauntar village is 1054 which is 17% of the total population. There are 554 male children and 500 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sauntar is 903 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (926) of Sauntar village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sauntar is 64.2%. Thus Sauntar village has a higher literacy rate compared to 52.3% of Gaya district. The male literacy rate is 75.66% and the female literacy rate is 51.92% in Sauntar village.

Population
6,070
Families
996
Literacy
64.21%
Sex Ratio
926

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Sauntar village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Sauntar Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Sauntar village.

Total Male Female
Children 1,054 554 500
Literacy 64.21% 75.66% 51.92%
Scheduled Caste 1,507 766 741
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 2,849 1,186 1,663

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 24.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Sauntar village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sauntar village out of total population, 2,629 were engaged in work activities. 71.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 28.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,629 workers engaged in Main Work, 549 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 679 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,888 1,220 668
Cultivators 549 406 143
Agriculture Labourer 679 460 219
Household Industries 136 65 71
Other Workers 524 289 235
Marginal Workers 741 355 386
Non Working 3,441 1,576 1,865

Map of Sauntar, Gaya, Bihar


Nearby Villages to Sauntar, Muhra

Below are the list of villages near Sauntar village in Muhra.

Village Population
Mad Bigha 326
Arai 3,353
Cheya 1,571
Sarsu 6,037
Pakri 1,132
Chandpura 1,685
Basar 2,926
Jota 4,086
Chandaila 1,630
Reula 5,509

Reference