# Sola, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy

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Village · Chandrakona - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Sola

Sola is a village in [Chandrakona - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/chandrakona-i/) sub-district of [Paschim Medinipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **832 people in 189 households**, the 59th largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 832people (2011)
- 189households
- 75.8%literacy
- 921females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sola

Of every 100 households in Sola in 2011, 41 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sola · ■ Chandrakona - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**53%

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

**32%

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

**66%

Tap water ****90%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**16%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%**

**93%

Use banking services ****93%**

**32%

Television ****16%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**20%

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 Sola?

■ Sola · ■ Chandrakona - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.8%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****946**

**950

Working population ****33.8%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.9% for men and 64.7% for women. 60% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 103 (37%) · **■** Other work 13 (5%) · **■** Marginal 165 (59%)

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 Chandrakona - I

- Paikpara888 people
- Khanpur877 people
- Andhare859 people
- Betagram852 people
- Naran Chak825 people
- Mar800 people
- Balarampur798 people
- Ramkrishnapur797 people

[All 132 villages in Chandrakona - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/chandrakona-i/villages/)

## Other places named Sola

- Sola · Village, Lachhmangarh, Sikar · 3,015 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sola?832 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sola in?Paschim Medinipur district (Chandrakona - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sola?75.8% (Census 2011)