# Sonarekh Village, Bankura - II, Bankura (West Bengal)

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Village · Bankura - II, Bankura 

# Sonarekh

Sonarekh is a village in Bankura - II sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **707 people in 160 households**, the 77th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%.

- 707people (2011)
- 160households
- 77.8%literacy
- 1,020females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sonarekh

Of every 100 households in Sonarekh in 2011, 4 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sonarekh · ■ Bankura - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**56%

Use banking services ****83%**

**58%

Television ****21%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**18%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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

## What is the population of Sonarekh?

■ Sonarekh · ■ Bankura - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.8%**

**73.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1020**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****949**

**924

Working population ****32.5%**

**37.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.8% for men and 68.1% for women. 45% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 68 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 48 (21%) · **■** Household industry 6 (3%) · **■** Other work 34 (15%) · **■** Marginal 74 (32%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Bankura - II

- Kharigara754 people
- Manoharpur736 people
- Keshra723 people
- Rampur720 people
- Katnar706 people
- Radhanagar694 people
- Sonadaha694 people
- Bagatapol685 people

[All 154 villages in Bankura - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/bankura-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sonarekh?707 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonarekh in?Bankura district (Bankura - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sonarekh?77.8% (Census 2011)