# Sonpur Village, Pandabeswar, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Pandabeswar, Barddhaman 

# Sonpur

Sonpur is a village in Pandabeswar sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,358 people in 520 households**, the 5th largest of 14 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 2,358people (2011)
- 520households
- 67.1%literacy
- 987females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sonpur

Of every 100 households in Sonpur in 2011, 71 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Sonpur · ■ Pandabeswar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**44%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**53%

Tap water ****2%**

**28%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****36%**

**20%

Use banking services ****49%**

**51%

Television ****47%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**24%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****31%**

**22%

Own their home ****96%**

**73%

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 Sonpur?

■ Sonpur · ■ Pandabeswar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.1%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1109**

**942

Working population ****31.6%**

**31.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.0% for men and 58.0% for women. 52% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 24 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (3%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 589 (79%) · **■** Marginal 104 (14%)

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 Pandabeswar

- Danya3,854 people
- Banbahal3,540 people
- Shyamsundarpur2,801 people
- Kumarkhala2,419 people
- Joalbhanga2,070 people
- Gobindapur1,898 people
- Bajari1,583 people
- Chak Jharia1,497 people

[All 15 villages in Pandabeswar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/pandabeswar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sonpur?2,358 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonpur in?Barddhaman district (Pandabeswar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sonpur?67.1% (Census 2011)