# Sonj Village, Mayureswar - I, Birbhum (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Mayureswar - I, Birbhum 

# Sonj

Sonj is a village in Mayureswar - I sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,875 people in 721 households**, the 13th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 2,875people (2011)
- 721households
- 68.4%literacy
- 991females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sonj

Of every 100 households in Sonj in 2011, 58 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonj · ■ Mayureswar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**81%

Tap water ****10%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**92%

Use banking services ****25%**

**55%

Television ****17%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****26%**

**32%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Sonj?

■ Sonj · ■ Mayureswar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.4%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1087**

**975

Working population ****45.8%**

**40.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.3% for men and 60.5% for women. 61% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 190 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 390 (30%) · **■** Household industry 22 (2%) · **■** Other work 73 (6%) · **■** Marginal 643 (49%)

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 Mayureswar - I

- Dabuk3,096 people
- Majharipara3,046 people
- Prachandapur2,961 people
- Kot2,888 people
- Goala2,712 people
- Madian2,626 people
- Bajitpur2,611 people
- Dakshin Gram2,589 people

[All 113 villages in Mayureswar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/mayureswar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sonj?2,875 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonj in?Birbhum district (Mayureswar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sonj?68.4% (Census 2011)