# Soniakon Village, Garbeta - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Garbeta - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Soniakon

Soniakon is a village in Garbeta - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,237 people in 257 households**, the 30th largest of 264 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.9%.

- 1,237people (2011)
- 257households
- 86.4%literacy
- 967females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Soniakon

Of every 100 households in Soniakon in 2011, 61 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Soniakon · ■ Garbeta - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**81%

Tap water ****2%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****87%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**95%

Use banking services ****86%**

**70%

Television ****30%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**14%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Soniakon?

■ Soniakon · ■ Garbeta - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.4%**

**75.9%

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

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1070**

**954

Working population ****44.5%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.6% for men and 82.1% for women. 59% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 118 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 132 (24%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 92 (17%) · **■** Marginal 200 (36%)

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 Garbeta - II

- Humgarh1,301 people
- Barakadra1,278 people
- Teskona1,263 people
- Dumardiha1,262 people
- Dhamchia1,230 people
- Ukhla1,230 people
- Makli1,224 people
- Chemia1,168 people

[All 334 villages in Garbeta - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/garbeta-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Soniakon?1,237 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Soniakon in?Paschim Medinipur district (Garbeta - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Soniakon?86.4% (Census 2011)