# Sonakandi Village, Contai - III, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Contai - III, Purba Medinipur 

# Sonakandi

Sonakandi is a village in Contai - III sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **509 people in 95 households**, the 112th largest of 166 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 89.9%.

- 509people (2011)
- 95households
- 92.2%literacy
- 914females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sonakandi

Of every 100 households in Sonakandi in 2011, 66 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sonakandi · ■ Contai - III rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**95%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**4%

Tap water ****0%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**2%

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

**2%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****41%**

**42%

Television ****20%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**27%

Own their home ****99%**

**94%

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 Sonakandi?

■ Sonakandi · ■ Contai - III rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.2%**

**89.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1474**

**948

Working population ****54.8%**

**41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.6% for men and 86.0% for women. 61% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 33 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 68 (24%) · **■** Marginal 176 (63%)

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 Contai - III

- Kashmili526 people
- Kancheshwar525 people
- Siankabai524 people
- Ku Kurmari509 people
- Tatkapur506 people
- Brahman Chak482 people
- Dumurbera466 people
- Dhanghara462 people

[All 166 villages in Contai - III](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/contai-iii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sonakandi?509 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonakandi in?Purba Medinipur district (Contai - III sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sonakandi?92.2% (Census 2011)