# Ward 8, Sonamukhi (Bankura, West Bengal) – Population

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Census ward · Sonamukhi, West Bengal 

# Ward 8, Sonamukhi

Ward 8 of Sonamukhi, Bankura district, West Bengal, had **2,065 people in 451 households** at the 2011 Census — the 7th most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 82.8%, below the town average of 86.3%.

- 2,065people (2011)
- 451households
- 7 of 15by population
- 82.8%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 8, Sonamukhi?

■ Ward 8 · ■ Sonamukhi average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.8%**

**86.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****842**

**963

Working population ****39.4%**

**38.1%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 465 (57%) · **■** Household industry 215 (26%) · **■** Farming 3 (0%) · **■** Marginal 131 (16%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Census wards were drawn for counting in 2011. Municipal ward boundaries may have changed since, so this ward number may not match today's municipal ward.

## Homes and amenities in Ward 8

Of every 100 households in Ward 8 in 2011, 79 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Sonamukhi average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****51%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****49%**

**42%

Tap water ****83%**

**72%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****33%**

**43%

Use banking services ****78%**

**69%

Television ****53%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**17%

Own their home ****97%**

**94%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other wards of Sonamukhi

- Ward 52,150 people
- Ward 61,733 people
- Ward 7917 people
- Ward 91,984 people
- Ward 101,644 people
- Ward 111,682 people

[Full Sonamukhi ward list (15 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/area-not-under-any-sub-district/sonamukhi/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 8, Sonamukhi?2,065 people in 451 households (Census 2011)