# Dakshin Sonapur Village, Alipurduar - I – Population

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Village · Alipurduar - I, Jalpaiguri 

# Dakshin Sonapur

Dakshin Sonapur is a village in Alipurduar - I sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,203 people in 515 households**, the 31st largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%.

- 2,203people (2011)
- 515households
- 81.3%literacy
- 927females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dakshin Sonapur

Of every 100 households in Dakshin Sonapur in 2011, 41 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dakshin Sonapur · ■ Alipurduar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**45%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**54%

Tap water ****4%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****83%**

**74%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**96%

Use banking services ****4%**

**20%

Television ****23%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**28%

Own their home ****97%**

**91%

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 Dakshin Sonapur?

■ Dakshin Sonapur · ■ Alipurduar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.3%**

**72.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****914**

**963

Working population ****38.4%**

**43.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.4% for men and 73.6% for women. 55% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 369 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 67 (8%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 119 (14%) · **■** Marginal 287 (34%)

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 Alipurduar - I

- Suripara3,025 people
- Foskadanga2,868 people
- Kumarpara2,432 people
- Sirubari2,258 people
- Dakshin Kansingram2,069 people
- Paschim Majherdabri Tea Garden1,965 people
- Satkodali1,884 people
- Naothoartari1,881 people

[All 47 villages in Alipurduar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/alipurduar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dakshin Sonapur?2,203 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakshin Sonapur in?Jalpaiguri district (Alipurduar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dakshin Sonapur?81.3% (Census 2011)