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

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Village · Raipur, Bankura 

# Sonagara

Sonagara is a village in Raipur sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,395 people in 582 households**, the 6th largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 2,395people (2011)
- 582households
- 71.9%literacy
- 1,003females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sonagara

Of every 100 households in Sonagara in 2011, 21 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonagara · ■ Raipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**41%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**11%

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

**2%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****38%**

**66%

Television ****11%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Raipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.9%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1250**

**930

Working population ****51.5%**

**46.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.8% for men and 57.6% for women. 58% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 47 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 83 (7%) · **■** Household industry 34 (3%) · **■** Other work 121 (10%) · **■** Marginal 948 (77%)

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 Raipur

- Mandankuli4,011 people
- Phulkusma4,003 people
- Lurka3,084 people
- Kelepara2,463 people
- Shyamsundarpur2,268 people
- Simli2,147 people
- Uparbanda2,142 people
- Maulasol2,135 people

[All 205 villages in Raipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/raipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sonagara?2,395 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonagara in?Bankura district (Raipur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sonagara?71.9% (Census 2011)