Sonapur Population, Caste, Working Data Katihar, Bihar - Census 2011

Sonapur is a village situated in Barsoi block of Katihar district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 414 families residing in the village Sonapur. The total population of Sonapur is 2,036 out of which 1,065 are males and 971 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sonapur is 912.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Sonapur village is 424 which is 21% of the total population. There are 211 male children and 213 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sonapur is 1,009 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (912) of Sonapur village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sonapur is 45.4%. Thus Sonapur village has a higher literacy rate compared to 41.7% of Katihar district. The male literacy rate is 51.17% and the female literacy rate is 38.92% in Sonapur village.

Population
2,036
Families
414
Literacy
45.41%
Sex Ratio
912

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

Sonapur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 424 211 213
Literacy 45.41% 51.17% 38.92%
Scheduled Caste 302 157 145
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,304 628 676

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Sonapur village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sonapur village out of total population, 502 were engaged in work activities. 79.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 20.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 502 workers engaged in Main Work, 88 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 285 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 397 366 31
Cultivators 88 84 4
Agriculture Labourer 285 262 23
Household Industries 1 1 0
Other Workers 23 19 4
Marginal Workers 105 84 21
Non Working 1,534 615 919

Map of Sonapur, Katihar, Bihar


Nearby Villages to Sonapur, Barsoi

Below are the list of villages near Sonapur village in Barsoi.

Village Population
Manaikhor 996
Malaur 1,921
Khijirpur 2,453
Sadian 563
Jalkhundar 2,243
Lihar 360
Shiwanandpur 1,349
Kota 1,043
Chandi 4,824
Sultanpur 8,140

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