Sonta Population, Caste, Working Data Ambala, Hariyana - Census 2011

Sonta is a village situated in Ambala tehsil of Ambala district in Hariyana. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 533 families residing in the village Sonta. The total population of Sonta is 2,792 out of which 1,468 are males and 1,324 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sonta is 902.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Sonta village is 343 which is 12% of the total population. There are 200 male children and 143 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sonta is 715 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (902) of Sonta village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sonta is 67.8%. Thus Sonta village has a lower literacy rate compared to 72.5% of Ambala district. The male literacy rate is 74.92% and the female literacy rate is 60.12% in Sonta village.

Population
2,792
Families
533
Literacy
67.78%
Sex Ratio
902

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

Sonta Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 343 200 143
Literacy 67.78% 74.92% 60.12%
Scheduled Caste 672 360 312
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,132 518 614

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 24.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Sonta village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sonta village out of total population, 1,189 were engaged in work activities. 91.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 8.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,189 workers engaged in Main Work, 353 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 458 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,091 732 359
Cultivators 353 243 110
Agriculture Labourer 458 260 198
Household Industries 55 37 18
Other Workers 225 192 33
Marginal Workers 98 74 24
Non Working 1,603 662 941

Map of Sonta, Ambala, Hariyana


Nearby Villages to Sonta, Ambala

Below are the list of villages near Sonta village in Ambala.

Village Population
Sonti 1,602
Jansuya 1,243
Mahlan 919
Jansui 2,845
Roshanpura 1,126
Bishangarh 722
Getpura 1,146
Segti 439
Jandheri 1,796
Kaleran 1,829

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