# Sona Khali Village, Daspur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Daspur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Sona Khali

Sona Khali is a village in Daspur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,014 people in 437 households**, the 46th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.6%.

- 2,014people (2011)
- 437households
- 85.7%literacy
- 998females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sona Khali

Of every 100 households in Sona Khali in 2011, 76 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sona Khali · ■ Daspur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**65%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**33%

Tap water ****69%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**94%

Use banking services ****81%**

**58%

Television ****50%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**17%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Sona Khali?

■ Sona Khali · ■ Daspur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.7%**

**85.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902**

**943

Working population ****38.4%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.1% for men and 80.4% for women. 62% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 41 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 66 (9%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 486 (63%) · **■** Marginal 173 (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 Daspur - II

- Chak Sultan2,225 people
- Kala Gechhya2,097 people
- Salya2,092 people
- Gomakpota2,064 people
- Lakshman Chak1,886 people
- Jot Bhagaban1,867 people
- Adampur1,831 people
- Ajurya1,811 people

[All 87 villages in Daspur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/daspur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sona Khali?2,014 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sona Khali in?Paschim Medinipur district (Daspur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sona Khali?85.7% (Census 2011)