# Sonakene Village, Habra - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Habra - I, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Sonakene

Sonakene is a village in Habra - I sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,937 people in 1,666 households**, the 4th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.

- 6,937people (2011)
- 1,666households
- 76.9%literacy
- 915females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sonakene

Of every 100 households in Sonakene in 2011, 36 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sonakene · ■ Habra - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****74%**

**84%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**13%

Tap water ****15%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**46%

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

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**88%

Use banking services ****22%**

**42%

Television ****13%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****28%**

**23%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Sonakene?

■ Sonakene · ■ Habra - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.9%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1003**

**943

Working population ****37.0%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.0% for men and 71.3% for women. 59% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 301 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,182 (46%) · **■** Household industry 31 (1%) · **■** Other work 491 (19%) · **■** Marginal 565 (22%)

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 Habra - I

- Janaphul9,515 people
- Phultala7,775 people
- Bergum6,989 people
- Rajballabhpur6,909 people
- Mahisha Machhlandapur6,488 people
- Kashipur5,877 people
- Kumra5,410 people

[All 55 villages in Habra - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/habra-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sonakene?6,937 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonakene in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Habra - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sonakene?76.9% (Census 2011)