# Sonakania, Dantan - I, Paschim Medinipur – Population

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Village · Dantan - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Sonakania

Sonakania is a village in [Dantan - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/dantan-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 **1,848 people in 399 households**, the 18th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%.

- 1,848people (2011)
- 399households
- 75.9%literacy
- 987females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sonakania

Of every 100 households in Sonakania in 2011, 67 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Sonakania · ■ Dantan - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****43%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****57%**

**59%

Tap water ****6%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**97%

Use banking services ****50%**

**62%

Television ****40%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**1%

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

**22%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Sonakania?

■ Sonakania · ■ Dantan - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.9%**

**73.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****869**

**963

Working population ****33.5%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.8% for men and 69.1% for women. 54% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 109 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 76 (12%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 322 (52%) · **■** Marginal 111 (18%)

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 Dantan - I

- Uttar Arbana2,297 people
- Gazipur Patna2,089 people
- Barangi2,003 people
- Paikbar1,926 people
- Kuhura1,819 people
- Nimpur1,801 people
- Bara Baghra1,765 people
- Rajnagar1,689 people

[All 198 villages in Dantan - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/dantan-i/villages/)

## Other places named Sonakania

- Sonakania · Village, Ramnagar - II, Purba Medinipur · 879 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sonakania?1,848 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonakania in?Paschim Medinipur district (Dantan - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sonakania?75.9% (Census 2011)