Sonsa Population, Caste, Working Data Nawada, Bihar - Census 2011

Sonsa is a village situated in Hisua block of Nawada district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 499 families residing in the village Sonsa. The total population of Sonsa is 3,126 out of which 1,601 are males and 1,525 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sonsa is 953.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Sonsa village is 520 which is 17% of the total population. There are 246 male children and 274 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sonsa is 1,114 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (953) of Sonsa village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sonsa is 63.8%. Thus Sonsa village has a higher literacy rate compared to 49.2% of Nawada district. The male literacy rate is 75.57% and the female literacy rate is 51.08% in Sonsa village.

Population
3,126
Families
499
Literacy
63.81%
Sex Ratio
953

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

Sonsa Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 520 246 274
Literacy 63.81% 75.57% 51.08%
Scheduled Caste 874 438 436
Scheduled Tribe 2 2 0
Illiterate 1,463 577 886

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 28% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Sonsa village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sonsa village out of total population, 1,282 were engaged in work activities. 82.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,282 workers engaged in Main Work, 410 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 396 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,054 667 387
Cultivators 410 305 105
Agriculture Labourer 396 253 143
Household Industries 50 40 10
Other Workers 198 69 129
Marginal Workers 228 77 151
Non Working 1,844 857 987

Map of Sonsa, Nawada, Bihar


Nearby Villages to Sonsa, Hisua

Below are the list of villages near Sonsa village in Hisua.

Village Population
Bhelwa 1,310
Mohammadpur 1,278
Bajra 3,113
Ghuriha 701
Sakra 2,726
Mahdewa 634
Ranipur 784
Karamchak 836
Ariyan 2,351
Baliyari 1,067

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