# Shonpur Village, Burdwan - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Burdwan - I, Barddhaman 

# Shonpur

Shonpur is a village in Burdwan - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,603 people in 376 households**, the 43rd largest of 75 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.8%.

- 1,603people (2011)
- 376households
- 75.3%literacy
- 991females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shonpur

Of every 100 households in Shonpur in 2011, 75 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Shonpur · ■ Burdwan - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****41%**

**48%

Tap water ****44%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**74%

Use banking services ****79%**

**50%

Television ****50%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

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

**25%

Own their home ****99%**

**93%

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 Shonpur?

■ Shonpur · ■ Burdwan - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.3%**

**74.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1013**

**981

Working population ****44.9%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.7% for men and 70.9% for women. 64% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 61 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 188 (26%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 123 (17%) · **■** Marginal 341 (47%)

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 Burdwan - I

- Bandul1,823 people
- Kashiara1,816 people
- Nutangram1,791 people
- Matial1,669 people
- Kamarkita1,535 people
- Pilkhuri1,505 people
- Chandutia1,416 people
- Bakalsa1,337 people

[All 76 villages in Burdwan - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/burdwan-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shonpur?1,603 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shonpur in?Barddhaman district (Burdwan - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shonpur?75.3% (Census 2011)