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Sonpokhri Population - Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand

Sonpokhri is a medium size village located in Manoharpur Block of Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand with total 154 families residing. The Sonpokhri village has population of 938 of which 454 are males while 484 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Sonpokhri village population of children with age 0-6 is 167 which makes up 17.80 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Sonpokhri village is 1066 which is higher than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Sonpokhri as per census is 920, lower than Jharkhand average of 948.

Sonpokhri village has lower literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Sonpokhri village was 43.19 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Sonpokhri Male literacy stands at 56.68 % while female literacy rate was 30.94 %.

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

Sonpokhri Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 154 - -
Population 938 454 484
Child (0-6) 167 87 80
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 884 426 458
Literacy 43.19 % 56.68 % 30.94 %
Total Workers 425 217 208
Main Worker 131 - -
Marginal Worker 294 117 177

Caste Factor

In Sonpokhri village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 94.24 % of total population in Sonpokhri village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Sonpokhri village of Pashchimi Singhbhum.

Work Profile

In Sonpokhri village out of total population, 425 were engaged in work activities. 30.82 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 69.18 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 425 workers engaged in Main Work, 70 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 35 were Agricultural labourer.