# Sonamui Village, Narayangarh, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Narayangarh, Paschim Medinipur 

# Sonamui

Sonamui is a village in Narayangarh sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **357 people in 89 households**, the 255th largest of 466 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 357people (2011)
- 89households
- 92.9%literacy
- 899females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sonamui

Of every 100 households in Sonamui in 2011, 75 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonamui · ■ Narayangarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****68%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

**44%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**26%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****64%**

**61%

Television ****29%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**17%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Sonamui?

■ Sonamui · ■ Narayangarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.9%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****899**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****600**

**942

Working population ****45.9%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.0% for men and 88.5% for women. 60% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 50 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 52 (32%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 20 (12%) · **■** Marginal 41 (25%)

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 Narayangarh

- Amalpur372 people
- Indreswarpur368 people
- Shogurya364 people
- Chak Kishor360 people
- Bakshubeg356 people
- Belibasdebpur353 people
- Jhaparsheni352 people
- Nikursini350 people

[All 516 villages in Narayangarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/narayangarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sonamui?357 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonamui in?Paschim Medinipur district (Narayangarh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sonamui?92.9% (Census 2011)