# Sodepur Village, Galsi - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Galsi - I, Barddhaman 

# Sodepur

Sodepur is a village in Galsi - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,087 people in 245 households**, the 48th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.3%.

- 1,087people (2011)
- 245households
- 60.6%literacy
- 877females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sodepur

Of every 100 households in Sodepur in 2011, 19 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sodepur · ■ Galsi - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**61%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**81%

Use banking services ****57%**

**50%

Television ****9%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****26%**

**27%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Sodepur?

■ Sodepur · ■ Galsi - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.6%**

**71.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****877**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****806**

**957

Working population ****53.9%**

**44.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.4% for men and 46.2% for women. 65% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 48 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 18 (3%) · **■** Marginal 514 (88%)

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 Galsi - I

- Banagram1,244 people
- Chandra Chak1,231 people
- Khanpara1,173 people
- Khuraj1,112 people
- Nurkona1,084 people
- Khanjuli1,069 people
- Fatepur1,043 people
- Bikrampur977 people

[All 85 villages in Galsi - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/galsi-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sodepur?1,087 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sodepur in?Barddhaman district (Galsi - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sodepur?60.6% (Census 2011)