# Somsar Village, Indus, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Indus, Bankura 

# Somsar

Somsar is a village in Indus sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,421 people in 957 households**, the 2nd largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 4,421people (2011)
- 957households
- 63.1%literacy
- 935females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Somsar

Of every 100 households in Somsar in 2011, 22 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Somsar · ■ Indus rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**80%

Use banking services ****26%**

**39%

Television ****13%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**18%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Somsar?

■ Somsar · ■ Indus rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.1%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****968**

**964

Working population ****46.4%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.0% for men and 54.7% for women. 61% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 285 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 406 (20%) · **■** Household industry 7 (0%) · **■** Other work 202 (10%) · **■** Marginal 1,150 (56%)

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 Indus

- Akui6,115 people
- Kharsi4,206 people
- Shashpur3,902 people
- Rol3,858 people
- Karisunda3,608 people

[All 131 villages in Indus](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/indus/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Somsar?4,421 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Somsar in?Bankura district (Indus sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Somsar?63.1% (Census 2011)