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Census town · Census 2011 · code 303580

Sonapur Gaon population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Assam, using 2011 geography.

Historical geographic unit. Census 2011 town boundary and classification. The primary total is the single published town row. This is not a present-day population or an urban-agglomeration total.
Population5,771people
Households1,133PCA households
Literacy rate81.33%% of people aged 7+
Work participation39.77%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople5,7713,0252,746
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6764360404
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,0722,3241,748
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+81.33%87.2%74.64%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople504250254
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople372178194
Total workersCensus workers2,2951,820475
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population39.77%60.17%17.3%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,7981,563235
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months497257240
Non-workerspeople3,4761,2052,271

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 10222; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,133 households and 5,771 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 13.24% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 87.2% for males and 74.64% for females.
  • Of 2,295 workers, 78.34% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators15528
Agricultural labourers111135
Household industry workers2720
Other workers1,505314

The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.

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Source components of this town

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Published componentDistrict codeSubdistrict codePeople
Sonapur Gaon (CT)322021305,771

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.