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Town · Census 2011 · code 801249

Sonbhadra population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Uttar Pradesh, 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.
Population36,689people
Households6,196PCA households
Literacy rate83.97%% of people aged 7+
Work participation28.18%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople36,68919,29417,395
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–64,6782,5052,173
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+26,88114,99611,885
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+83.97%89.32%78.08%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople5,0352,6342,401
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1859986
Total workersCensus workers10,3398,3621,977
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population28.18%43.34%11.37%
Main workersworked at least 6 months8,3287,1911,137
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,0111,171840
Non-workerspeople26,35010,93215,418

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 5732; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 6,196 households and 36,689 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.75% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.32% for males and 78.08% for females.
  • Of 10,339 workers, 80.55% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators20055
Agricultural labourers523152
Household industry workers620373
Other workers6,9851,431

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
Sonbhadra (NPP)2000100536,689

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.