# Sonarchalun Village, Sitalkuchi, Koch Bihar (West Bengal)

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Village · Sitalkuchi, Koch Bihar 

# Sonarchalun

Sonarchalun is a village in Sitalkuchi sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,227 people in 721 households**, the 19th largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%.

- 3,227people (2011)
- 721households
- 62.0%literacy
- 927females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sonarchalun

Of every 100 households in Sonarchalun in 2011, 10 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonarchalun · ■ Sitalkuchi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**45%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**53%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****92%**

**85%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****39%**

**33%

Television ****4%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**30%

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 Sonarchalun?

■ Sonarchalun · ■ Sitalkuchi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.0%**

**70.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****904**

**964

Working population ****37.4%**

**39.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.6% for men and 54.8% for women. 57% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 535 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 288 (24%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 98 (8%) · **■** Marginal 286 (24%)

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 Sitalkuchi

- Bara Dhaperchatra3,390 people
- Rangamati3,379 people
- Sarbbeshwar Jayduar3,355 people
- Bara Kaimari3,250 people
- Satimari3,223 people
- Maricha Gitaldaha2,993 people
- Rajar Bari2,698 people
- Gadapota2,601 people

[All 70 villages in Sitalkuchi](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/sitalkuchi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sonarchalun?3,227 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonarchalun in?Koch Bihar district (Sitalkuchi sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sonarchalun?62.0% (Census 2011)