# Sonarundi Village, Bharatpur - II, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Bharatpur - II, Murshidabad 

# Sonarundi

Sonarundi is a village in Bharatpur - II sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,026 people in 731 households**, the 17th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.6%.

- 3,026people (2011)
- 731households
- 76.1%literacy
- 946females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sonarundi

Of every 100 households in Sonarundi in 2011, 43 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sonarundi · ■ Bharatpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****45%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**58%

Tap water ****3%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**90%

Use banking services ****37%**

**48%

Television ****26%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**43%

Own their home ****94%**

**95%

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 Sonarundi?

■ Sonarundi · ■ Bharatpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.1%**

**65.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1041**

**970

Working population ****48.3%**

**35.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.4% for men and 69.4% for women. 62% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 55 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 303 (21%) · **■** Household industry 142 (10%) · **■** Other work 315 (22%) · **■** Marginal 646 (44%)

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 Bharatpur - II

- Datta Barutia3,282 people
- Raigram3,217 people
- Bara Baidyapur3,211 people
- Aocha3,038 people
- Ujunia Sisua2,988 people
- Simulia2,942 people
- Erera2,806 people
- Jalsuti2,786 people

[All 51 villages in Bharatpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/bharatpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sonarundi?3,026 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonarundi in?Murshidabad district (Bharatpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sonarundi?76.1% (Census 2011)