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Sonmer Population - Gumla, Jharkhand

Sonmer is a medium size village located in Basia Block of Gumla district, Jharkhand with total 189 families residing. The Sonmer village has population of 888 of which 447 are males while 441 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Sonmer village population of children with age 0-6 is 136 which makes up 15.32 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Sonmer village is 987 which is higher than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Sonmer as per census is 943, lower than Jharkhand average of 948.

Sonmer village has higher literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Sonmer village was 70.74 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Sonmer Male literacy stands at 79.84 % while female literacy rate was 61.60 %.

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

Sonmer Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 189 - -
Population 888 447 441
Child (0-6) 136 70 66
Schedule Caste 12 6 6
Schedule Tribe 563 288 275
Literacy 70.74 % 79.84 % 61.60 %
Total Workers 164 85 79
Main Worker 100 - -
Marginal Worker 64 31 33

Caste Factor

In Sonmer village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 63.40 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 1.35 % of total population in Sonmer village.

Work Profile

In Sonmer village out of total population, 164 were engaged in work activities. 60.98 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 39.02 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 164 workers engaged in Main Work, 83 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.