# Soulmari Village, Mekliganj, Koch Bihar (West Bengal)

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Village · Mekliganj, Koch Bihar 

# Soulmari

Soulmari is a village in Mekliganj sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,418 people in 1,307 households**, the 5th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%.

- 5,418people (2011)
- 1,307households
- 69.5%literacy
- 962females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Soulmari

Of every 100 households in Soulmari in 2011, 26 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Soulmari · ■ Mekliganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****74%**

**69%

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

**1%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****50%**

**36%

Television ****14%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**38%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Soulmari?

■ Soulmari · ■ Mekliganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.5%**

**69.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1003**

**930

Working population ****45.6%**

**41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.3% for men and 61.2% for women. 57% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 777 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 917 (37%) · **■** Household industry 17 (1%) · **■** Other work 319 (13%) · **■** Marginal 442 (18%)

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 Mekliganj

- Uchal Pukhari12,858 people
- Uttar Bhotbari9,664 people
- Kamat Chandrabandha6,979 people
- Purbba Dhulia Baidiahati6,024 people
- Upanchauki Kuchlibari3,936 people
- Tista Nadir Payasti3,706 people
- Dwarikamari Khasbas3,213 people
- Bara Nijtaraf2,868 people

[All 186 villages in Mekliganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/mekliganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Soulmari?5,418 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Soulmari in?Koch Bihar district (Mekliganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Soulmari?69.5% (Census 2011)