# Soair Village, Tapan, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Tapan, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Soair

Soair is a village in Tapan sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **822 people in 201 households**, the 104th largest of 271 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.6%.

- 822people (2011)
- 201households
- 72.5%literacy
- 957females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Soair

Of every 100 households in Soair in 2011, 41 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Soair · ■ Tapan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**75%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**11%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****16%**

**26%

Television ****20%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**33%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Soair?

■ Soair · ■ Tapan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.5%**

**68.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****891**

**954

Working population ****47.2%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.1% for men and 65.7% for women. 61% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 180 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 45 (12%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 27 (7%) · **■** Marginal 132 (34%)

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 Tapan

- Baghait841 people
- Parbatipur835 people
- Zaziar824 people
- Nazirpur823 people
- Chhatrahati808 people
- Darpail805 people
- Bhabanipur799 people
- Hasaipur795 people

[All 279 villages in Tapan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/tapan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Soair?822 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Soair in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Tapan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Soair?72.5% (Census 2011)