# Sonara Village, Memari - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Memari - I, Barddhaman 

# Sonara

Sonara is a village in Memari - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **865 people in 202 households**, the 80th largest of 111 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.9%.

- 865people (2011)
- 202households
- 67.8%literacy
- 1,021females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sonara

Of every 100 households in Sonara in 2011, 48 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Sonara · ■ Memari - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****49%**

**52%

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

**43%

Tap water ****6%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**37%

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

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**74%

Use banking services ****25%**

**39%

Television ****36%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****15%**

**22%

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 Sonara?

■ Sonara · ■ Memari - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.8%**

**73.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1021**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****839**

**973

Working population ****48.6%**

**45.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.0% for men and 61.0% for women. 65% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 32 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 256 (61%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 74 (18%) · **■** Marginal 50 (12%)

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 Memari - I

- Andur997 people
- Paschim Memari957 people
- Katna929 people
- Maheshpur891 people
- Genraghata850 people
- Kole812 people
- Sahapur812 people
- Nalsara786 people

[All 112 villages in Memari - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/memari-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sonara?865 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonara in?Barddhaman district (Memari - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sonara?67.8% (Census 2011)