# Sotkhali Village, Bhatar, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Bhatar, Barddhaman 

# Sotkhali

Sotkhali is a village in Bhatar sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,161 people in 264 households**, the 79th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.5%.

- 1,161people (2011)
- 264households
- 75.4%literacy
- 968females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sotkhali

Of every 100 households in Sotkhali in 2011, 82 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sotkhali · ■ Bhatar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****55%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**58%

Tap water ****46%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**29%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****54%**

**87%

Use banking services ****50%**

**57%

Television ****54%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****20%**

**24%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Sotkhali?

■ Sotkhali · ■ Bhatar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.4%**

**71.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1016**

**953

Working population ****49.4%**

**42.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.8% for men and 70.9% for women. 61% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 41 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 301 (53%) · **■** Household industry 16 (3%) · **■** Other work 154 (27%) · **■** Marginal 61 (11%)

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

- Salun1,246 people
- Mandardihi1,212 people
- Haripur1,204 people
- Eora1,167 people
- Kachgaria1,081 people
- Kasigram1,081 people
- Bijyapur1,040 people
- Eora Chak1,021 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sotkhali?1,161 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sotkhali in?Barddhaman district (Bhatar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sotkhali?75.4% (Census 2011)