# Sompara Village, Beldanga - II, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Beldanga - II, Murshidabad 

# Sompara

Sompara is a village in Beldanga - II sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,577 people in 624 households**, the 40th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%.

- 2,577people (2011)
- 624households
- 74.2%literacy
- 973females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sompara

Of every 100 households in Sompara in 2011, 63 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sompara · ■ Beldanga - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**57%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%**

**93%

Use banking services ****46%**

**24%

Television ****35%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**32%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Sompara?

■ Sompara · ■ Beldanga - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.2%**

**67.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****865**

**968

Working population ****36.4%**

**33.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.4% for men and 69.9% for women. 60% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 53 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 203 (22%) · **■** Household industry 83 (9%) · **■** Other work 450 (48%) · **■** Marginal 149 (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 Beldanga - II

- Ramna Dadpur2,932 people
- Manganpara2,774 people
- Dopukharia2,771 people
- Hariganja2,709 people
- Narikelbari2,554 people
- Janpur2,300 people
- Shukur Pukur2,284 people
- Mashimpur2,203 people

[All 71 villages in Beldanga - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/beldanga-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sompara?2,577 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sompara in?Murshidabad district (Beldanga - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sompara?74.2% (Census 2011)