# Sonar Garia Village, Jamalpur, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Jamalpur, Barddhaman 

# Sonar Garia

Sonar Garia is a village in Jamalpur sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,906 people in 408 households**, the 57th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.1%.

- 1,906people (2011)
- 408households
- 79.0%literacy
- 904females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sonar Garia

Of every 100 households in Sonar Garia in 2011, 77 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Sonar Garia · ■ Jamalpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**46%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**84%

Use banking services ****62%**

**65%

Television ****39%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**18%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Sonar Garia?

■ Sonar Garia · ■ Jamalpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.0%**

**74.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****796**

**982

Working population ****41.9%**

**44.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.5% for men and 71.9% for women. 69% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 321 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 265 (33%) · **■** Household industry 16 (2%) · **■** Other work 135 (17%) · **■** Marginal 62 (8%)

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 Jamalpur

- Betragar2,091 people
- Mayna2,000 people
- Basantapur1,918 people
- Gureghar1,910 people
- Amarpur1,898 people
- Dattapara1,869 people
- Chak Dighi1,833 people
- Muidipur1,832 people

[All 123 villages in Jamalpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/jamalpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sonar Garia?1,906 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonar Garia in?Barddhaman district (Jamalpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sonar Garia?79.0% (Census 2011)