# Somnagar Village, Jangipara, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Jangipara, Hugli 

# Somnagar

Somnagar is a village in Jangipara sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **671 people in 161 households**, the 103rd largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 671people (2011)
- 161households
- 73.7%literacy
- 962females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Somnagar

Of every 100 households in Somnagar in 2011, 45 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Somnagar · ■ Jangipara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****45%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**36%

Tap water ****0%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**81%

Use banking services ****48%**

**49%

Television ****35%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****0%**

**11%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Somnagar?

■ Somnagar · ■ Jangipara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.7%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1129**

**952

Working population ****33.1%**

**41.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.3% for men and 64.6% for women. 54% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 12 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (7%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 37 (17%) · **■** Marginal 156 (70%)

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 Jangipara

- Jagalgari719 people
- Kaparpur693 people
- Mukundapur678 people
- Mohanbati677 people
- Rajibpur668 people
- Amarpur667 people
- Baidyagari665 people
- Hijali651 people

[All 128 villages in Jangipara](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/jangipara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Somnagar?671 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Somnagar in?Hugli district (Jangipara sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Somnagar?73.7% (Census 2011)