# Sonagara Village, Barjora, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Barjora, Bankura 

# Sonagara

Sonagara is a village in Barjora sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **504 people in 102 households**, the 116th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 504people (2011)
- 102households
- 76.1%literacy
- 833females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sonagara

Of every 100 households in Sonagara in 2011, 38 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonagara · ■ Barjora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**32%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**65%

Use banking services ****30%**

**60%

Television ****23%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**20%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Sonagara?

■ Sonagara · ■ Barjora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.1%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****833**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****656**

**943

Working population ****33.7%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.5% for men and 67.3% for women. 59% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 87 (51%) · **■** Farm labourers 55 (32%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 17 (10%) · **■** Marginal 9 (5%)

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 Barjora

- Bankurardanga538 people
- Gosainpur535 people
- Jharia532 people
- Saluka517 people
- Bandarkoda502 people
- Purunia502 people
- Shitalpur488 people
- Bara Pukhuria438 people

[All 198 villages in Barjora](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/barjora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sonagara?504 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonagara in?Bankura district (Barjora sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sonagara?76.1% (Census 2011)