# Sonari Village, Cooch Behar - II, Koch Bihar (West Bengal)

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Village · Cooch Behar - II, Koch Bihar 

# Sonari

Sonari is a village in Cooch Behar - II sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,307 people in 557 households**, the 38th largest of 111 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%.

- 2,307people (2011)
- 557households
- 82.3%literacy
- 886females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sonari

Of every 100 households in Sonari in 2011, 28 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Sonari · ■ Cooch Behar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**30%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**79%

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

**4%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****33%**

**35%

Television ****21%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**31%

Own their home ****93%**

**97%

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 Sonari?

■ Sonari · ■ Cooch Behar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.3%**

**80.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****886**

**908

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****906**

**966

Working population ****41.4%**

**37.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.8% for men and 72.7% for women. 56% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 137 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 216 (23%) · **■** Household industry 38 (4%) · **■** Other work 241 (25%) · **■** Marginal 322 (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 Cooch Behar - II

- Uttar Shibpur2,530 people
- Ichamari2,519 people
- Atialiguri2,473 people
- Hatiduba2,468 people
- Dhalaguri2,281 people
- Dodearpar2,261 people
- Kharija Kakribari2,211 people
- Uttar Peshtarjhar2,211 people

[All 111 villages in Cooch Behar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/cooch-behar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sonari?2,307 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonari in?Koch Bihar district (Cooch Behar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sonari?82.3% (Census 2011)