# Sonatala Village, Krishnagar - II, Nadia (West Bengal)

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Village · Krishnagar - II, Nadia 

# Sonatala

Sonatala is a village in Krishnagar - II sub-district of Nadia district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **9,406 people in 2,279 households**, the 3rd largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%.

- 9,406people (2011)
- 2,279households
- 67.9%literacy
- 959females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sonatala

Of every 100 households in Sonatala in 2011, 18 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonatala · ■ Krishnagar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**34%

Tap water ****12%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**89%

Use banking services ****24%**

**30%

Television ****10%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

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

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Sonatala?

■ Sonatala · ■ Krishnagar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.9%**

**67.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****921**

**979

Working population ****40.6%**

**37.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.9% for men and 64.8% for women. 59% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 772 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 974 (26%) · **■** Household industry 131 (3%) · **■** Other work 457 (12%) · **■** Marginal 1,483 (39%)

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 Krishnagar - II

- Dhubulia11,623 people
- Sonadanga11,156 people
- Belpukur5,979 people
- Noapara5,705 people
- Bahadurpur5,455 people
- Tatla5,036 people

[All 44 villages in Krishnagar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/krishnagar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sonatala?9,406 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonatala in?Nadia district (Krishnagar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sonatala?67.9% (Census 2011)