# Sonamui Village, Amta - I, Haora (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Amta - I, Haora 

# Sonamui

Sonamui is a village in Amta - I sub-district of Haora district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,155 people in 959 households**, the 5th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.0%.

- 4,155people (2011)
- 959households
- 85.4%literacy
- 897females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sonamui

Of every 100 households in Sonamui in 2011, 71 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonamui · ■ Amta - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**64%

Toilet within the home ****66%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**36%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**79%

Use banking services ****26%**

**33%

Television ****34%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**26%

Own their home ****97%**

**97%

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 Sonamui?

■ Sonamui · ■ Amta - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.4%**

**81.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****897**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****813**

**966

Working population ****36.6%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.4% for men and 81.0% for women. 62% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 240 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 418 (28%) · **■** Household industry 48 (3%) · **■** Other work 764 (50%) · **■** Marginal 49 (3%)

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 Amta - I

- Purba Gazipur6,720 people
- Khardaha5,535 people
- Kumar Chak4,884 people
- Guzarpur4,680 people
- Madaria4,024 people
- Khosalpur3,922 people
- Barue3,850 people
- Dakshin Harishpur3,794 people

[All 73 villages in Amta - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/haora/amta-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sonamui?4,155 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonamui in?Haora district (Amta - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sonamui?85.4% (Census 2011)