# Sonakhali Village, Sankrail, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Sankrail, Paschim Medinipur 

# Sonakhali

Sonakhali is a village in Sankrail sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **311 people in 80 households**, the 141st largest of 247 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 311people (2011)
- 80households
- 81.7%literacy
- 1,006females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sonakhali

Of every 100 households in Sonakhali in 2011, 80 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonakhali · ■ Sankrail rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**32%

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

**1%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****6%**

**51%

Television ****0%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**19%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Sonakhali?

■ Sonakhali · ■ Sankrail rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.7%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2000**

**973

Working population ****42.8%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.9% for men and 73.9% for women. 57% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 132 (99%)

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 Sankrail

- Gokulpur340 people
- Nuniasol330 people
- Nayagan318 people
- Dhagari311 people
- Bhurkundi310 people
- Rangamatia310 people
- Haripal307 people
- Arsabandi303 people

[All 287 villages in Sankrail](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/sankrail/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sonakhali?311 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonakhali in?Paschim Medinipur district (Sankrail sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sonakhali?81.7% (Census 2011)