# Solgerya Village, Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur 

# Solgerya

Solgerya is a village in Jhargram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **426 people in 91 households**, the 141st largest of 489 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 426people (2011)
- 91households
- 85.9%literacy
- 945females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Solgerya

Of every 100 households in Solgerya in 2011, 86 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Solgerya · ■ Jhargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**86%

Tap water ****27%**

**4%

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

**30%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****62%**

**34%

Television ****31%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**17%

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 Solgerya?

■ Solgerya · ■ Jhargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.9%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**979

Working population ****32.2%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.9% for men and 78.5% for women. 51% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 43 (31%) · **■** Marginal 93 (68%)

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 Jhargram

- Nunia Kundari439 people
- Markandapur436 people
- Rasua430 people
- Chingur Kasa426 people
- Dukh Kundi423 people
- Dhoba Dhabani422 people
- Bhaudi420 people
- Mundakati420 people

[All 604 villages in Jhargram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/jhargram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Solgerya?426 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Solgerya in?Paschim Medinipur district (Jhargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Solgerya?85.9% (Census 2011)