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Sonpurwa Population - Garhwa, Jharkhand

Sonpurwa is a medium size village located in Kandi Block of Garhwa district, Jharkhand with total 177 families residing. The Sonpurwa village has population of 858 of which 433 are males while 425 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Sonpurwa village population of children with age 0-6 is 140 which makes up 16.32 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Sonpurwa village is 982 which is higher than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Sonpurwa as per census is 1154, higher than Jharkhand average of 948.

Sonpurwa village has lower literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Sonpurwa village was 54.04 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Sonpurwa Male literacy stands at 66.30 % while female literacy rate was 41.14 %.

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

Sonpurwa Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 177 - -
Population 858 433 425
Child (0-6) 140 65 75
Schedule Caste 229 125 104
Schedule Tribe 7 3 4
Literacy 54.04 % 66.30 % 41.14 %
Total Workers 325 170 155
Main Worker 40 - -
Marginal Worker 285 135 150

Caste Factor

Sonpurwa village of Garhwa has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 26.69 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.82 % of total population in Sonpurwa village.

Work Profile

In Sonpurwa village out of total population, 325 were engaged in work activities. 12.31 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 87.69 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 325 workers engaged in Main Work, 27 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 4 were Agricultural labourer.