# Somaibasan Village, Ramnagar - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Ramnagar - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Somaibasan

Somaibasan is a village in Ramnagar - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **269 people in 49 households**, the 120th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%.

- 269people (2011)
- 49households
- 88.1%literacy
- 921females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Somaibasan

Of every 100 households in Somaibasan in 2011, 75 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Somaibasan · ■ Ramnagar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**88%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**9%

Tap water ****0%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**12%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**89%

Use banking services ****58%**

**51%

Television ****40%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**9%

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

**1%

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

**18%

Own their home ****90%**

**95%

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 Somaibasan?

■ Somaibasan · ■ Ramnagar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.1%**

**87.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****955**

**929

Working population ****27.5%**

**34.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.4% for men and 83.3% for women. 51% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Other work 74 (100%)

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 Ramnagar - I

- Shakhamudi351 people
- Panch Daria337 people
- Pariharpur334 people
- Saripur290 people
- Tangabani258 people
- Kaema248 people
- Potapara239 people
- Hajipur228 people

[All 149 villages in Ramnagar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/ramnagar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Somaibasan?269 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Somaibasan in?Purba Medinipur district (Ramnagar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Somaibasan?88.1% (Census 2011)