Sonar Population, Caste, Working Data Sitamarhi, Bihar - Census 2011

Sonar is a village situated in Riga block of Sitamarhi district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 1,060 families residing in the village Sonar. The total population of Sonar is 4,956 out of which 2,607 are males and 2,349 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sonar is 901.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Sonar village is 955 which is 19% of the total population. There are 472 male children and 483 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sonar is 1,023 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (901) of Sonar village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sonar is 49.3%. Thus Sonar village has a higher literacy rate compared to 42% of Sitamarhi district. The male literacy rate is 55.83% and the female literacy rate is 41.91% in Sonar village.

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

Sonar Data as per Census 2011

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

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Sonar village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sonar village out of total population, 1,442 were engaged in work activities. 81.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 18.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,442 workers engaged in Main Work, 342 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 678 were Agricultural labourers.

Map of Sonar, Sitamarhi, Bihar

Nearby Villages to Sonar, Riga

Below are the list of villages near Sonar village in Riga.

Reference

• Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
• Sonar, Sitamarhi, Bihar - Wikipedia