# Kochdihi, Sonamukhi, Bankura – Population & Literacy

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Village · Sonamukhi, Bankura 

# Kochdihi

Kochdihi is a village in [Sonamukhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/sonamukhi/) sub-district of [Bankura](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **3,296 people in 677 households**, the 3rd largest of 161 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.2%.

- 3,296people (2011)
- 677households
- 60.8%literacy
- 976females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kochdihi

Of every 100 households in Kochdihi in 2011, 25 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kochdihi · ■ Sonamukhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**35%

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

**1%

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

**75%

Use banking services ****77%**

**53%

Television ****13%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**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 Kochdihi?

■ Kochdihi · ■ Sonamukhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.8%**

**66.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****940**

**948

Working population ****41.5%**

**45.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.9% for men and 50.5% for women. 61% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 359 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 631 (46%) · **■** Household industry 19 (1%) · **■** Other work 194 (14%) · **■** Marginal 164 (12%)

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 Sonamukhi

- Dhan Simla5,995 people
- Manush Mari3,694 people
- Panchal3,266 people
- Ichharia3,158 people
- Radha Mohanpur3,049 people
- Pear Bera2,761 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kochdihi?3,296 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kochdihi in?Bankura district (Sonamukhi sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kochdihi?60.8% (Census 2011)