# Sonarkundu Village, Nalhati - I, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Nalhati - I, Birbhum 

# Sonarkundu

Sonarkundu is a village in Nalhati - I sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,623 people in 612 households**, the 27th largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.5%.

- 2,623people (2011)
- 612households
- 83.3%literacy
- 927females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sonarkundu

Of every 100 households in Sonarkundu in 2011, 28 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sonarkundu · ■ Nalhati - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**28%

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

**14%

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

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**9%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**93%

Use banking services ****74%**

**46%

Television ****19%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****5%**

**41%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Sonarkundu?

■ Sonarkundu · ■ Nalhati - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.3%**

**75.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****727**

**959

Working population ****36.9%**

**35.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.1% for men and 78.3% for women. 57% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 261 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 267 (28%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 330 (34%) · **■** Marginal 102 (11%)

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 Nalhati - I

- Harisara2,795 people
- Bautia2,694 people
- Bahadurpur2,658 people
- Sarddha2,627 people
- Shri Ballavpur2,548 people
- Khidirpur2,451 people
- Majhkalitha2,414 people
- Amalai Bahara2,381 people

[All 94 villages in Nalhati - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/nalhati-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sonarkundu?2,623 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonarkundu in?Birbhum district (Nalhati - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sonarkundu?83.3% (Census 2011)