# Somaipur Village, Ausgram - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Ausgram - I, Barddhaman 

# Somaipur

Somaipur is a village in Ausgram - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,972 people in 737 households**, the 13th largest of 58 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.4%.

- 2,972people (2011)
- 737households
- 68.1%literacy
- 973females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Somaipur

Of every 100 households in Somaipur in 2011, 33 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Somaipur · ■ Ausgram - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**72%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**86%

Use banking services ****97%**

**84%

Television ****21%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

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

**30%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Somaipur?

■ Somaipur · ■ Ausgram - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.1%**

**69.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1100**

**977

Working population ****44.5%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.2% for men and 62.9% for women. 64% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 265 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 547 (41%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 182 (14%) · **■** Marginal 326 (25%)

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 Ausgram - I

- Belari3,740 people
- Dwariapur3,571 people
- Lakshmiganj3,158 people
- Jadabganj3,068 people
- Ukta2,969 people
- Kurumba2,871 people
- Takipur2,789 people
- Naoda2,633 people

[All 61 villages in Ausgram - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/ausgram-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Somaipur?2,972 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Somaipur in?Barddhaman district (Ausgram - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Somaipur?68.1% (Census 2011)