# Sonai Village, Ausgram - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Ausgram - II, Barddhaman 

# Sonai

Sonai is a village in Ausgram - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,185 people in 796 households**, the 12th largest of 102 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%.

- 3,185people (2011)
- 796households
- 59.8%literacy
- 964females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sonai

Of every 100 households in Sonai in 2011, 47 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sonai · ■ Ausgram - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**43%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**70%

Tap water ****28%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%**

**82%

Use banking services ****65%**

**71%

Television ****32%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**7%

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

**2%

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

**25%

Own their home ****91%**

**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).

## What is the population of Sonai?

■ Sonai · ■ Ausgram - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.8%**

**68.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1213**

**989

Working population ****44.2%**

**45.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.0% for men and 53.2% for women. 63% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 82 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (2%) · **■** Household industry 17 (1%) · **■** Other work 307 (22%) · **■** Marginal 975 (69%)

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 - II

- Debshala4,090 people
- Bhuyera3,779 people
- Brahmandihi3,437 people
- Jamtara3,283 people
- Bhalki2,997 people
- Panduk2,894 people
- Harinathpur2,734 people
- Bhatkunda2,716 people

[All 106 villages in Ausgram - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/ausgram-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sonai?3,185 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonai in?Barddhaman district (Ausgram - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sonai?59.8% (Census 2011)