# Sonajol Village, Dhaniakhali, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Dhaniakhali, Hugli 

# Sonajol

Sonajol is a village in Dhaniakhali sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **722 people in 180 households**, the 157th largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.7%.

- 722people (2011)
- 180households
- 81.4%literacy
- 978females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sonajol

Of every 100 households in Sonajol in 2011, 99 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonajol · ■ Dhaniakhali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**52%

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

**50%

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

**48%

Tap water ****0%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**26%

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

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**84%

Use banking services ****51%**

**58%

Television ****44%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**13%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Sonajol?

■ Sonajol · ■ Dhaniakhali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.4%**

**75.7%

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

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****895**

**962

Working population ****45.6%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.6% for men and 77.1% for women. 66% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 92 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 128 (39%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 71 (22%) · **■** Marginal 37 (11%)

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 Dhaniakhali

- Kanikar748 people
- Pitha747 people
- Salalpur744 people
- Surat Sinpur742 people
- Uttar Mamudpur721 people
- Purandarpur707 people
- Gauripur700 people
- Nakira Para700 people

[All 214 villages in Dhaniakhali](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/dhaniakhali/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sonajol?722 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonajol in?Hugli district (Dhaniakhali sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sonajol?81.4% (Census 2011)