# Sonajhor Village, Taldangra, Bankura (West Bengal)

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Village · Taldangra, Bankura 

# Sonajhor

Sonajhor is a village in Taldangra sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,750 people in 559 households**, the 7th largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 2,750people (2011)
- 559households
- 63.0%literacy
- 957females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sonajhor

Of every 100 households in Sonajhor in 2011, 17 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sonajhor · ■ Taldangra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**85%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**17%

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

**3%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****7%**

**59%

Television ****6%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**19%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Sonajhor?

■ Sonajhor · ■ Taldangra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.0%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1015**

**978

Working population ****35.0%**

**42.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.6% for men and 54.9% for women. 50% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 139 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 498 (52%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 24 (2%) · **■** Marginal 300 (31%)

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 Taldangra

- Bibarda5,399 people
- Panchmura3,719 people
- Gamarbani3,256 people
- Harmasra3,131 people
- Mamrasol2,715 people
- Phulmati2,706 people
- Amdangra2,698 people
- Adhkara2,630 people

[All 145 villages in Taldangra](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/taldangra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sonajhor?2,750 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonajhor in?Bankura district (Taldangra sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sonajhor?63.0% (Census 2011)