# Sonagachhi Village, Manteswar, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Manteswar, Barddhaman 

# Sonagachhi

Sonagachhi is a village in Manteswar sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **814 people in 193 households**, the 93rd largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 814people (2011)
- 193households
- 74.8%literacy
- 966females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sonagachhi

Of every 100 households in Sonagachhi in 2011, 61 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sonagachhi · ■ Manteswar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****51%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****49%**

**52%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**26%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**88%

Use banking services ****74%**

**68%

Television ****35%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**32%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Sonagachhi?

■ Sonagachhi · ■ Manteswar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.8%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****638**

**968

Working population ****32.2%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.9% for men and 66.9% for women. 59% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 67 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 161 (61%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 27 (10%) · **■** Marginal 6 (2%)

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 Manteswar

- Brahmapur870 people
- Gulita Daspur867 people
- Bamunia832 people
- Gangania820 people
- Bandhupur804 people
- Bara Kalmi804 people
- Hosenpur796 people
- Basatpur794 people

[All 144 villages in Manteswar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/manteswar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sonagachhi?814 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonagachhi in?Barddhaman district (Manteswar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sonagachhi?74.8% (Census 2011)