# Sohag Pur Village, Dantan - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Dantan - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Sohag Pur

Sohag Pur is a village in Dantan - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,313 people in 510 households**, the 14th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 2,313people (2011)
- 510households
- 89.3%literacy
- 967females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sohag Pur

Of every 100 households in Sohag Pur in 2011, 84 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sohag Pur · ■ Dantan - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****88%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****9%**

**17%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**31%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****57%**

**60%

Television ****13%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**14%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Sohag Pur?

■ Sohag Pur · ■ Dantan - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.3%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****962**

**953

Working population ****37.7%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.2% for men and 83.1% for women. 58% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 147 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 242 (28%) · **■** Household industry 65 (7%) · **■** Other work 129 (15%) · **■** Marginal 288 (33%)

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 - II

- Bamanda2,630 people
- Taldaratan Chak2,578 people
- Bimbal Titia2,496 people
- Karhia2,401 people
- Mahisagot2,272 people
- Punya2,244 people
- Solemanpur2,201 people
- Jahalda2,186 people

[All 128 villages in Dantan - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/dantan-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sohag Pur?2,313 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sohag Pur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Dantan - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sohag Pur?89.3% (Census 2011)