# Sonada Forest Village, Jorebunglow Sukiapokhri – Population

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Village · Jorebunglow Sukiapokhri, Darjiling 

# Sonada Forest

Sonada Forest is a village in Jorebunglow Sukiapokhri sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **177 people in 37 households**, the 42nd largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.2%.

- 177people (2011)
- 37households
- 89.6%literacy
- 1,011females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sonada Forest

Of every 100 households in Sonada Forest in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 100 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonada Forest · ■ Jorebunglow Sukiapokhri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**70%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**21%

Tap water ****6%**

**44%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****100%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****0%**

**75%

Use banking services ****6%**

**57%

Television ****69%**

**60%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**22%

Own their home ****94%**

**93%

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 Sonada Forest?

■ Sonada Forest · ■ Jorebunglow Sukiapokhri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.6%**

**82.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011**

**1016

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****556**

**947

Working population ****46.3%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.1% for men and 88.1% for women. 45% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 60 (73%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 14 (17%) · **■** Marginal 6 (7%)

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 Jorebunglow Sukiapokhri

- Mim Nagri Range561 people
- Senchal Forest527 people
- Ghoom Pahar Forest484 people
- Dooteria Forest368 people

[All 43 villages in Jorebunglow Sukiapokhri](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/jorebunglow-sukiapokhri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sonada Forest?177 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonada Forest in?Darjiling district (Jorebunglow Sukiapokhri sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sonada Forest?89.6% (Census 2011)