# Saonsa Village, Rampurhat - I, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Rampurhat - I, Birbhum 

# Saonsa

Saonsa is a village in Rampurhat - I sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,078 people in 281 households**, the 56th largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 1,078people (2011)
- 281households
- 79.2%literacy
- 905females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Saonsa

Of every 100 households in Saonsa in 2011, 55 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Saonsa · ■ Rampurhat - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

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

**15%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**87%

Use banking services ****95%**

**43%

Television ****18%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**35%

Own their home ****94%**

**92%

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 Saonsa?

■ Saonsa · ■ Rampurhat - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.2%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****712**

**945

Working population ****48.1%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.6% for men and 72.2% for women. 62% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 81 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 122 (24%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 65 (13%) · **■** Marginal 240 (46%)

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 Rampurhat - I

- Uttar Palsa1,250 people
- Panisail1,191 people
- Jendur1,168 people
- Gopalpur1,110 people
- Chhota Kutubpur1,062 people
- Belia1,054 people
- Sakirpur994 people
- Siura975 people

[All 119 villages in Rampurhat - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/rampurhat-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Saonsa?1,078 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saonsa in?Birbhum district (Rampurhat - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Saonsa?79.2% (Census 2011)