# Sonamukhi, Bankura (West Bengal) – Villages List & Towns

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Sub-district · Bankura, West Bengal 

# Sonamukhi

Sonamukhi is a sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. At the 2011 Census it had **158,697 people**, no towns and 186 villages (161 inhabited). The largest village is Dhan Simla (5,995 people).

- 158,697people (2011)
- 186villages
- 0towns
- 66.2%literacy

## Population of Sonamukhi compared with Bankura

■ Sonamukhi · ■ Bankura district

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.2%**

**70.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****948**

**949

Working population ****45.7%**

**40.8%

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

## Homes and amenities in Sonamukhi

Of every 100 households in Sonamukhi in 2011, 37 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sonamukhi · ■ Bankura district

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**20%

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

**79%

Tap water ****4%**

**12%

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

**20%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**73%

Use banking services ****53%**

**55%

Television ****17%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**21%

Own their home ****98%**

**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).

## Largest villages in Sonamukhi

- Dhan Simla · 5,995 people
- Manush Mari · 3,694 people
- Kochdihi · 3,296 people
- Panchal · 3,266 people
- Ichharia · 3,158 people
- Radha Mohanpur · 3,049 people
- Pear Bera · 2,761 people
- Bondalhati · 2,758 people
- Ranga Matiya · 2,702 people
- Palshura · 2,611 people
- Dhulai · 2,607 people
- Kunda Pushkarini · 2,535 people
- Palashdanga · 2,502 people
- Purba Dubrajpur · 2,500 people
- Rampur · 2,353 people
- Nityanandapur · 2,221 people

[All 186 villages in Sonamukhi →](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/sonamukhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Sonamukhi?186 (161 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonamukhi in?Bankura district, West Bengal
- What is the population of Sonamukhi?158,697 (Census 2011)