# Sonachitura Village, Labpur, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Labpur, Birbhum 

# Sonachitura

Sonachitura is a village in Labpur sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **183 people in 45 households**, the 150th largest of 160 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.8%.

- 183people (2011)
- 45households
- 82.5%literacy
- 830females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sonachitura

Of every 100 households in Sonachitura in 2011, 70 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonachitura · ■ Labpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**41%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**90%

Use banking services ****14%**

**46%

Television ****30%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**36%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Sonachitura?

■ Sonachitura · ■ Labpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.5%**

**70.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****830**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****417**

**969

Working population ****37.2%**

**35.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.9% for men and 73.1% for women. 61% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 17 (25%) · **■** Household industry 4 (6%) · **■** Other work 5 (7%) · **■** Marginal 42 (62%)

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 Labpur

- Gopinathpur220 people
- Belbuni215 people
- Khanpur209 people
- Sonajuli187 people
- Talbana181 people
- Purbba Haripur180 people
- Uttarpara164 people
- Tala142 people

[All 179 villages in Labpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/labpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sonachitura?183 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonachitura in?Birbhum district (Labpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sonachitura?82.5% (Census 2011)