# Soaluk Village, Pursura, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Pursura, Hugli 

# Soaluk

Soaluk is a village in Pursura sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **9,196 people in 2,080 households**, the 2nd largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.

- 9,196people (2011)
- 2,080households
- 79.2%literacy
- 972females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Soaluk

Of every 100 households in Soaluk in 2011, 71 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Soaluk · ■ Pursura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**76%

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

**73%

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

**24%

Tap water ****27%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**34%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**87%

Use banking services ****31%**

**46%

Television ****28%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**14%

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 Soaluk?

■ Soaluk · ■ Pursura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.2%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****905**

**948

Working population ****49.1%**

**37.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.1% for men and 74.3% for women. 67% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 1,067 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 877 (19%) · **■** Household industry 71 (2%) · **■** Other work 934 (21%) · **■** Marginal 1,565 (35%)

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 Pursura

- Jangalpara9,239 people
- Baikunthapur8,794 people
- Chilladangi7,492 people
- Shrirampur7,490 people
- Pursura7,225 people

[All 50 villages in Pursura](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/pursura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Soaluk?9,196 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Soaluk in?Hugli district (Pursura sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Soaluk?79.2% (Census 2011)