# Sonarudra Village, Purbasthali - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Purbasthali - I, Barddhaman 

# Sonarudra

Sonarudra is a village in Purbasthali - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,937 people in 452 households**, the 21st largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 1,937people (2011)
- 452households
- 70.9%literacy
- 970females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sonarudra

Of every 100 households in Sonarudra in 2011, 56 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sonarudra · ■ Purbasthali - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**40%

Tap water ****30%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**81%

Use banking services ****43%**

**48%

Television ****29%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**26%

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 Sonarudra?

■ Sonarudra · ■ Purbasthali - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.9%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1117**

**954

Working population ****51.0%**

**39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.7% for men and 63.8% for women. 60% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 175 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 245 (25%) · **■** Household industry 133 (13%) · **■** Other work 56 (6%) · **■** Marginal 379 (38%)

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 Purbasthali - I

- Manganpur2,496 people
- Mudafar Falahari2,279 people
- Minapur2,105 people
- Chandpur1,992 people
- Bhaturia1,882 people
- Dhoba1,881 people
- Kusagaria1,876 people
- Dirghapara1,761 people

[All 95 villages in Purbasthali - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/purbasthali-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sonarudra?1,937 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonarudra in?Barddhaman district (Purbasthali - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sonarudra?70.9% (Census 2011)