# Sonakur Village, Burdwan - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Burdwan - II, Barddhaman 

# Sonakur

Sonakur is a village in Burdwan - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,167 people in 267 households**, the 52nd largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.7%.

- 1,167people (2011)
- 267households
- 77.3%literacy
- 1,084females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sonakur

Of every 100 households in Sonakur in 2011, 36 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sonakur · ■ Burdwan - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**62%

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

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**41%

Tap water ****0%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**68%

Use banking services ****42%**

**63%

Television ****28%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**11%

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

**3%

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

**21%

Own their home ****98%**

**92%

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 Sonakur?

■ Sonakur · ■ Burdwan - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.3%**

**73.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1084**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**980

Working population ****41.0%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.8% for men and 70.3% for women. 61% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 92 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 155 (32%) · **■** Other work 74 (15%) · **■** Marginal 157 (33%)

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 - II

- Shuhari1,319 people
- Ataghar1,270 people
- Chaitpur1,232 people
- Debagram1,209 people
- Nandara1,056 people
- Sehara918 people
- Alisha894 people
- Hatkanda870 people

[All 88 villages in Burdwan - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/burdwan-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sonakur?1,167 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonakur in?Barddhaman district (Burdwan - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sonakur?77.3% (Census 2011)