# Sokna Village, Kanksa, Barddhaman (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Kanksa, Barddhaman 

# Sokna

Sokna is a village in Kanksa sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,371 people in 311 households**, the 31st largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%.

- 1,371people (2011)
- 311households
- 65.5%literacy
- 915females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sokna

Of every 100 households in Sokna in 2011, 44 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sokna · ■ Kanksa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**68%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%**

**70%

Use banking services ****96%**

**68%

Television ****24%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**12%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****28%**

**18%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Sokna?

■ Sokna · ■ Kanksa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.5%**

**72.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1159**

**976

Working population ****47.3%**

**45.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.7% for men and 53.0% for women. 59% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 107 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 334 (52%) · **■** Other work 83 (13%) · **■** Marginal 124 (19%)

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 Kanksa

- Telipara1,499 people
- Beharpur1,485 people
- Kajladihi1,416 people
- Rupganj1,372 people
- Manikara1,348 people
- Sundiara1,300 people
- Basudebpur1,285 people
- Bankati1,255 people

[All 82 villages in Kanksa](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/kanksa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sokna?1,371 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sokna in?Barddhaman district (Kanksa sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sokna?65.5% (Census 2011)