# Sonakara Village, Midnapore, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Midnapore, Paschim Medinipur 

# Sonakara

Sonakara is a village in Midnapore sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **365 people in 78 households**, the 148th largest of 232 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.

- 365people (2011)
- 78households
- 80.6%literacy
- 911females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sonakara

Of every 100 households in Sonakara in 2011, 95 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonakara · ■ Midnapore rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**68%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**90%

Use banking services ****32%**

**32%

Television ****27%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**25%

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 Sonakara?

■ Sonakara · ■ Midnapore rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.6%**

**70.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952**

**968

Working population ****32.6%**

**41.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.4% for men and 70.8% for women. 53% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 81 (68%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (16%) · **■** Household industry 3 (3%) · **■** Other work 4 (3%) · **■** Marginal 12 (10%)

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 Midnapore

- Tentulia393 people
- Berapal388 people
- Jamsol366 people
- Shiarbani365 people
- Michka362 people
- Maura359 people
- Nandagari359 people
- Keliamari353 people

[All 271 villages in Midnapore](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/midnapore/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sonakara?365 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonakara in?Paschim Medinipur district (Midnapore sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sonakara?80.6% (Census 2011)