# Sonamukhi Village, Jamboni, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Jamboni, Paschim Medinipur 

# Sonamukhi

Sonamukhi is a village in Jamboni sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **251 people in 56 households**, the 150th largest of 281 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.6%.

- 251people (2011)
- 56households
- 76.1%literacy
- 946females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sonamukhi

Of every 100 households in Sonamukhi in 2011, 60 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonamukhi · ■ Jamboni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**26%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****19%**

**25%

Television ****21%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**23%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Sonamukhi?

■ Sonamukhi · ■ Jamboni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.1%**

**72.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****812**

**960

Working population ****61.0%**

**45.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.0% for men and 67.0% for women. 61% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 70 (46%) · **■** Other work 4 (3%) · **■** Marginal 79 (52%)

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 Jamboni

- Bhaluka255 people
- Tingchapal254 people
- Chhota Pindra253 people
- Dhoba Kurya251 people
- Jamdahari248 people
- Ektal247 people
- Salbani246 people
- Kododiha245 people

[All 338 villages in Jamboni](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/jamboni/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sonamukhi?251 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonamukhi in?Paschim Medinipur district (Jamboni sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sonamukhi?76.1% (Census 2011)