# Sonchalida Village, Bhatar, Barddhaman (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Bhatar, Barddhaman 

# Sonchalida

Sonchalida is a village in Bhatar sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,896 people in 420 households**, the 53rd largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.5%.

- 1,896people (2011)
- 420households
- 63.3%literacy
- 1,004females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sonchalida

Of every 100 households in Sonchalida in 2011, 63 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonchalida · ■ Bhatar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**58%

Tap water ****2%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**29%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**87%

Use banking services ****46%**

**57%

Television ****38%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Sonchalida?

■ Sonchalida · ■ Bhatar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.3%**

**71.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1010**

**953

Working population ****55.6%**

**42.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.6% for men and 55.0% for women. 66% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 147 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 99 (9%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 134 (13%) · **■** Marginal 669 (63%)

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 Bhatar

- Santoshpur1,963 people
- Dhenria1,955 people
- Rajipur1,920 people
- Nabasta1,901 people
- Pashala1,891 people
- Basuda1,879 people
- Bigra1,863 people
- Silakot1,837 people

[All 107 villages in Bhatar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/bhatar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sonchalida?1,896 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonchalida in?Barddhaman district (Bhatar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sonchalida?63.3% (Census 2011)