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Sonpura Population - Palamu, Jharkhand

Sonpura is a large village located in Tarhasi Block of Palamu district, Jharkhand with total 642 families residing. The Sonpura village has population of 3135 of which 1608 are males while 1527 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Sonpura village population of children with age 0-6 is 461 which makes up 14.70 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Sonpura village is 950 which is higher than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Sonpura as per census is 897, lower than Jharkhand average of 948.

Sonpura village has lower literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Sonpura village was 59.20 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Sonpura Male literacy stands at 69.82 % while female literacy rate was 48.13 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Sonpura village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Sonpura village.

Sonpura Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 642 - -
Population 3,135 1,608 1,527
Child (0-6) 461 243 218
Schedule Caste 569 293 276
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 59.20 % 69.82 % 48.13 %
Total Workers 1,352 771 581
Main Worker 731 - -
Marginal Worker 621 277 344

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18.15 % of total population in Sonpura village. The village Sonpura currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Sonpura village out of total population, 1352 were engaged in work activities. 54.07 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 45.93 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1352 workers engaged in Main Work, 112 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 526 were Agricultural labourer.