# Sonatikri Village, Khanakul - I, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Khanakul - I, Hugli 

# Sonatikri

Sonatikri is a village in Khanakul - I sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,565 people in 349 households**, the 66th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 1,565people (2011)
- 349households
- 69.1%literacy
- 979females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sonatikri

Of every 100 households in Sonatikri in 2011, 47 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonatikri · ■ Khanakul - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****55%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**43%

Tap water ****7%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**4%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****35%**

**36%

Television ****30%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Sonatikri?

■ Sonatikri · ■ Khanakul - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.1%**

**77.7%

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

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****888**

**950

Working population ****37.3%**

**36.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.9% for men and 63.2% for women. 61% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 96 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 84 (14%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 159 (27%) · **■** Marginal 243 (42%)

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 Khanakul - I

- Chuadanga1,634 people
- Gobindapur1,616 people
- Pantahari1,582 people
- Duadanda1,567 people
- Ghagarpur1,501 people
- Jakri1,459 people
- Gauran1,422 people
- Gopalnagar1,286 people

[All 94 villages in Khanakul - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/khanakul-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sonatikri?1,565 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonatikri in?Hugli district (Khanakul - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sonatikri?69.1% (Census 2011)