# Sonakhuli Village, Cooch Behar - I, Koch Bihar (West Bengal)

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Village · Cooch Behar - I, Koch Bihar 

# Sonakhuli

Sonakhuli is a village in Cooch Behar - I sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,742 people in 428 households**, the 64th largest of 142 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.4%.

- 1,742people (2011)
- 428households
- 76.2%literacy
- 1,019females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sonakhuli

Of every 100 households in Sonakhuli in 2011, 18 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sonakhuli · ■ Cooch Behar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**47%

Tap water ****0%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****93%**

**83%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****13%**

**40%

Television ****7%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**36%

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 Sonakhuli?

■ Sonakhuli · ■ Cooch Behar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.2%**

**75.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1019**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1089**

**942

Working population ****32.7%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.2% for men and 71.2% for women. 56% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 127 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 152 (27%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 196 (34%) · **■** Marginal 89 (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 Cooch Behar - I

- Ghoramara1,789 people
- Jibramerkuthi1,774 people
- Gosainganj1,748 people
- Paschim Haribhanga1,744 people
- Gayergari1,687 people
- Gudam Maharaniganj1,639 people
- Bara Elajan1,510 people
- Dhair Hat1,492 people

[All 143 villages in Cooch Behar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/cooch-behar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sonakhuli?1,742 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonakhuli in?Koch Bihar district (Cooch Behar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sonakhuli?76.2% (Census 2011)