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

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Village · Salbani, Paschim Medinipur 

# Sonakara

Sonakara is a village in Salbani sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,173 people in 252 households**, the 27th largest of 411 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 1,173people (2011)
- 252households
- 55.9%literacy
- 1,015females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sonakara

Of every 100 households in Sonakara in 2011, 60 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonakara · ■ Salbani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**16%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****21%**

**52%

Television ****33%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**11%

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

**1%

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

**15%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 · ■ Salbani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.9%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1015**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1105**

**991

Working population ****54.3%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.6% for men and 49.1% for women. 59% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 87 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 171 (27%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 87 (14%) · **■** Marginal 291 (46%)

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 Salbani

- Bhaudi1,208 people
- Benachapra1,203 people
- Dhangsol1,175 people
- Jatra1,175 people
- Abra Dihi1,166 people
- Gabru1,145 people
- Maupal1,142 people
- Memul1,133 people

[All 528 villages in Salbani](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/salbani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sonakara?1,173 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonakara in?Paschim Medinipur district (Salbani sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sonakara?55.9% (Census 2011)