# Sonakhuli Village, Dhupguri, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Dhupguri, Jalpaiguri 

# Sonakhuli

Sonakhuli is a village in Dhupguri sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,950 people in 449 households**, the 82nd largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 1,950people (2011)
- 449households
- 71.2%literacy
- 925females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sonakhuli

Of every 100 households in Sonakhuli in 2011, 30 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Sonakhuli · ■ Dhupguri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**61%

Tap water ****2%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**95%

Use banking services ****48%**

**58%

Television ****16%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****45%**

**30%

Own their home ****92%**

**78%

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 Sonakhuli?

■ Sonakhuli · ■ Dhupguri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.2%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****769**

**962

Working population ****40.4%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.5% for men and 63.5% for women. 56% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 97 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 205 (26%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 142 (18%) · **■** Marginal 343 (44%)

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 Dhupguri

- Paschim Duramari2,213 people
- Chauhaddi2,205 people
- Gadhear Kuti2,048 people
- Uttar Shalbari2,010 people
- Dakshin Sakojhora1,940 people
- Paschim Dangapara1,864 people
- Gadang Dwitia Khanda1,762 people
- Garakhuta1,745 people

[All 102 villages in Dhupguri](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/dhupguri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sonakhuli?1,950 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonakhuli in?Jalpaiguri district (Dhupguri sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sonakhuli?71.2% (Census 2011)