# Soa Village, Polba - Dadpur, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Polba - Dadpur, Hugli 

# Soa

Soa is a village in Polba - Dadpur sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **188 people in 52 households**, the 189th largest of 193 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%.

- 188people (2011)
- 52households
- 75.9%literacy
- 1,043females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Soa

Of every 100 households in Soa in 2011, 48 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Soa · ■ Polba - Dadpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**50%

Tap water ****10%**

**11%

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

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**86%

Use banking services ****14%**

**56%

Television ****29%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**14%

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 Soa?

■ Soa · ■ Polba - Dadpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.9%**

**75.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1043**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2600**

**942

Working population ****43.1%**

**45.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.2% for men and 65.1% for women. 58% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 16 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 38 (47%) · **■** Other work 14 (17%) · **■** Marginal 13 (16%)

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 Polba - Dadpur

- Basta302 people
- Jatarpur289 people
- Sultangachha288 people
- Dhanijpur278 people
- Pairadanga182 people
- Dakshin Babnan91 people
- Nonadanga83 people
- Araji Jotchandi44 people

[All 194 villages in Polba - Dadpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/polba-dadpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Soa?188 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Soa in?Hugli district (Polba - Dadpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Soa?75.9% (Census 2011)