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Sonpur Population - Surguja, Chhattisgarh

Sonpur is a medium size village located in Samri(kusmi) Tehsil of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh with total 145 families residing. The Sonpur village has population of 648 of which 338 are males while 310 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Sonpur village population of children with age 0-6 is 122 which makes up 18.83 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Sonpur village is 917 which is lower than Chhattisgarh state average of 991. Child Sex Ratio for the Sonpur as per census is 968, lower than Chhattisgarh average of 969.

Sonpur village has lower literacy rate compared to Chhattisgarh. In 2011, literacy rate of Sonpur village was 45.44 % compared to 70.28 % of Chhattisgarh. In Sonpur Male literacy stands at 51.81 % while female literacy rate was 38.40 %.

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

Sonpur Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 145 - -
Population 648 338 310
Child (0-6) 122 62 60
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 443 235 208
Literacy 45.44 % 51.81 % 38.40 %
Total Workers 317 167 150
Main Worker 315 - -
Marginal Worker 2 1 1

Caste Factor

In Sonpur village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 68.36 % of total population in Sonpur village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Sonpur village of Surguja.

Work Profile

In Sonpur village out of total population, 317 were engaged in work activities. 99.37 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 0.63 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 317 workers engaged in Main Work, 144 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 171 were Agricultural labourer.