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

Sonapur is a village situated in Baisa block of Purnia district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 229 families residing in the village Sonapur. The total population of Sonapur is 1,134 out of which 593 are males and 541 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sonapur is 912.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Sonapur village is 217 which is 19% of the total population. There are 112 male children and 105 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sonapur is 938 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (912) of Sonapur village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sonapur is 53.3%. Thus Sonapur village has a higher literacy rate compared to 40.8% of Purnia district. The male literacy rate is 70.06% and the female literacy rate is 34.86% in Sonapur village.

Population
1,134
Families
229
Literacy
53.33%
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 217 112 105
Literacy 53.33% 70.06% 34.86%
Scheduled Caste 249 125 124
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 645 256 389

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 22% 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, 550 were engaged in work activities. 44.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 55.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 550 workers engaged in Main Work, 175 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 58 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 243 133 110
Cultivators 175 93 82
Agriculture Labourer 58 34 24
Household Industries 1 1 0
Other Workers 9 5 4
Marginal Workers 307 189 118
Non Working 584 271 313

Map of Sonapur, Purnia, Bihar


Nearby Villages to Sonapur, Baisa

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

Village Population
Kaujia 2,706
Majhgaon 2,535
Aulai 2,578
Bhadaran 747
Chanduar 6,461
Bijuar 1,948
Dhadhuar 406
Jairampur 1,753
Kachna 173
Baliharpur 847

Reference