Sonepur is a Nagar Panchayat city in district of Saran, Bihar. The Sonepur city is divided into 21 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Sonepur Nagar Panchayat has population of 37,776 of which 19,995 are males while 17,781 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.
Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 5273 which is 13.96 % of total population of Sonepur (NP). In Sonepur Nagar Panchayat, Female Sex Ratio is of 889 against state average of 918. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Sonepur is around 908 compared to Bihar state average of 935. Literacy rate of Sonepur city is 79.66 % higher than state average of 61.80 %. In Sonepur, Male literacy is around 86.52 % while female literacy rate is 71.92 %.
Sonepur Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 6,383 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Nagar Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.
Sonepur 2023 - 2024 Population
Current estimated population of Sonepur Nagar Panchayat in 2024 is approximately
52,000.
The schedule census of 2021 for Sonepur city is postponed due to covid. We believe new population census for Sonepur city will be conducted in 2024 and same will be updated once its done. The current data for Sonepur town are estimated only but all 2011 figures are accurate.
Sonepur Caste Factor
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.65 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.37 % of total population in Sonepur (NP).
Sonepur Work Profile
Out of total population, 9,197 were engaged in work or business activity. Of this 8,266 were males while 931 were females. In census survey, worker is defined as person who does business, job, service, and cultivator and labour activity.
Of total 9197 working population, 79.69 % were engaged in Main Work while 20.31 % of total workers were engaged in Marginal Work.