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Sonthal Population - Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Sonthal is a medium size village located in Theog Tehsil of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh with total 91 families residing. The Sonthal village has population of 497 of which 245 are males while 252 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Sonthal village population of children with age 0-6 is 65 which makes up 13.08 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Sonthal village is 1029 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Sonthal as per census is 1600, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Sonthal village has higher literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Sonthal village was 85.88 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Sonthal Male literacy stands at 93.18 % while female literacy rate was 78.30 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Sonthal 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 Sonthal village.

Sonthal Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 91 - -
Population 497 245 252
Child (0-6) 65 25 40
Schedule Caste 65 35 30
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 85.88 % 93.18 % 78.30 %
Total Workers 311 154 157
Main Worker 242 - -
Marginal Worker 69 2 67

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.08 % of total population in Sonthal village. The village Sonthal currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Sonthal village out of total population, 311 were engaged in work activities. 77.81 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 22.19 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 311 workers engaged in Main Work, 211 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.