# Somra Village, Balagarh, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Balagarh, Hugli 

# Somra

Somra is a village in Balagarh sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,431 people in 865 households**, the 14th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.2%.

- 3,431people (2011)
- 865households
- 83.2%literacy
- 979females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Somra

Of every 100 households in Somra in 2011, 80 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Somra · ■ Balagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****21%**

**40%

Tap water ****13%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****45%**

**81%

Use banking services ****52%**

**48%

Television ****53%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**21%

Own their home ****87%**

**94%

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 Somra?

■ Somra · ■ Balagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.2%**

**76.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1121**

**948

Working population ****36.3%**

**41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.2% for men and 79.1% for women. 62% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 20 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 138 (11%) · **■** Household industry 26 (2%) · **■** Other work 848 (68%) · **■** Marginal 212 (17%)

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 Balagarh

- Chandra3,642 people
- Sija3,612 people
- Hasimpur3,534 people
- Chandi Gachha3,446 people
- Barail3,222 people
- Sultanpur3,133 people
- Kamalpur2,962 people
- Ektarpur2,914 people

[All 132 villages in Balagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/balagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Somra?3,431 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Somra in?Hugli district (Balagarh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Somra?83.2% (Census 2011)