# Sonagachhi Village, Arambag, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Arambag, Hugli 

# Sonagachhi

Sonagachhi is a village in Arambag sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **352 people in 99 households**, the 147th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.0%.

- 352people (2011)
- 99households
- 71.7%literacy
- 978females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sonagachhi

Of every 100 households in Sonagachhi in 2011, 48 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonagachhi · ■ Arambag rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**67%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**30%

Tap water ****4%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**88%

Use banking services ****14%**

**42%

Television ****25%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**26%

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 Sonagachhi?

■ Sonagachhi · ■ Arambag rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.7%**

**79.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**959

Working population ****29.0%**

**37.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.5% for men and 67.9% for women. 57% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 28 (27%) · **■** Other work 7 (7%) · **■** Marginal 67 (66%)

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 Arambag

- Jasapur373 people
- Bamsa Amrel364 people
- Parbbati Chak358 people
- Gholpura355 people
- Bhandarhati350 people
- Bhabapur299 people
- Jot Ram292 people
- Chandsit244 people

[All 159 villages in Arambag](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/arambag/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sonagachhi?352 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonagachhi in?Hugli district (Arambag sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sonagachhi?71.7% (Census 2011)