# Uttar Sonapur Village, Alipurduar - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Alipurduar - I, Jalpaiguri 

# Uttar Sonapur

Uttar Sonapur is a village in Alipurduar - I sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,632 people in 1,283 households**, the 8th largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%.

- 5,632people (2011)
- 1,283households
- 80.1%literacy
- 917females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Uttar Sonapur

Of every 100 households in Uttar Sonapur in 2011, 37 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Uttar Sonapur · ■ Alipurduar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**45%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**54%

Tap water ****4%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****85%**

**74%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**96%

Use banking services ****8%**

**20%

Television ****18%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**28%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Uttar Sonapur?

■ Uttar Sonapur · ■ Alipurduar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.1%**

**72.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952**

**963

Working population ****38.2%**

**43.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.6% for men and 74.1% for women. 56% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 530 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 822 (38%) · **■** Household industry 7 (0%) · **■** Other work 468 (22%) · **■** Marginal 327 (15%)

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

- Munshipara6,275 people
- Paschim Khatalbari6,085 people
- Salkumarhat5,952 people
- Ghagra5,765 people
- Silbarihat5,590 people
- Pukuritola5,163 people
- Bariguri5,051 people
- Paitkapara Tea Garden4,951 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Uttar Sonapur?5,632 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Uttar Sonapur in?Jalpaiguri district (Alipurduar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Uttar Sonapur?80.1% (Census 2011)