# Sonamui Village, Daspur - II, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Daspur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Sonamui

Sonamui is a village in Daspur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,629 people in 355 households**, the 55th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.6%.

- 1,629people (2011)
- 355households
- 91.4%literacy
- 956females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sonamui

Of every 100 households in Sonamui in 2011, 72 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sonamui · ■ Daspur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****70%**

**65%

No toilet (open defecation) ****30%**

**33%

Tap water ****42%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**94%

Use banking services ****69%**

**58%

Television ****56%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**11%

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

**1%

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

**17%

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 Sonamui?

■ Sonamui · ■ Daspur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.4%**

**85.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****739**

**943

Working population ****38.0%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.3% for men and 87.4% for women. 62% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 41 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 314 (51%) · **■** Marginal 256 (41%)

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

- Khudi Chak1,740 people
- Satpota1,696 people
- Naihati1,684 people
- Dubrajpur1,678 people
- Rana1,623 people
- Faridpur1,519 people
- Mahishghata1,497 people
- Panch Gechhia Part- I1,483 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 Sonamui?1,629 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonamui in?Paschim Medinipur district (Daspur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sonamui?91.4% (Census 2011)