Village · Ramnagar - II, Purba Medinipur
# Sona Muhi

Sona Muhi is a village in Ramnagar - II sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 712 people in 122 households, the 74th largest of 134 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 89.4%.
- 712 people (2011)
- 122 households
- 86.8% literacy
- 919 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sona Muhi

Of every 100 households in Sona Muhi in 2011, 0 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sona Muhi · ■ Ramnagar - II rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 46%
- Toilet within the home 83% 91%
- No toilet (open defecation) 16% 8%
- Tap water 1% 18%
- Drinking water within premises 1% 4%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 91%
- Use banking services 20% 45%
- Television 6% 20%
- Mobile phone 25% 51%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 2% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 1%
- None of these assets 70% 23%
- Own their home 97% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Sona Muhi?

■ Sona Muhi · ■ Ramnagar - II rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 86.8% 89.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 919 942
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1019 981
- Working population 26.1% 36.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.6% for men and 83.6% for women. 49% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 34 (18%) · ■ Farm labourers 4 (2%) · ■ Other work 142 (76%) · ■ Marginal 6 (3%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Ramnagar - II
- Shonamui 736 people
- Kasafaltalya 731 people
- Sherpur 730 people
- Ramchandra Nagar 716 people
- Dakshin Kalayanpur 711 people
- Kalikapur 675 people
- Chakghuli 628 people
- Chahaka 623 people

All 137 villages in Ramnagar - II

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Sona Muhi? 712 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sona Muhi in? Purba Medinipur district (Ramnagar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sona Muhi? 86.8% (Census 2011)

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