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Town · Census 2011 · code 801593

Sonari 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.
Population19,810people
Households4,571PCA households
Literacy rate90.29%% of people aged 7+
Work participation36.13%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople19,81010,3819,429
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,2251,1641,061
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+15,8778,5607,317
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+90.29%92.87%87.44%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople831425406
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1588078
Total workersCensus workers7,1585,8621,296
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population36.13%56.47%13.74%
Main workersworked at least 6 months6,4335,4231,010
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months725439286
Non-workerspeople12,6524,5198,133

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 9899; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,571 households and 19,810 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.23% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.87% for males and 87.44% for females.
  • Of 7,158 workers, 89.87% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators2115
Agricultural labourers3140
Household industry workers130120
Other workers6,251550

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
Sonari (MB)3110207419,810

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.