# Sonakania Village, Ramnagar - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Ramnagar - II, Purba Medinipur 

# Sonakania

Sonakania is a village in Ramnagar - II sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **879 people in 191 households**, the 62nd largest of 134 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 89.4%.

- 879people (2011)
- 191households
- 81.0%literacy
- 998females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sonakania

Of every 100 households in Sonakania in 2011, 37 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonakania · ■ Ramnagar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**91%

No toilet (open defecation) ****13%**

**8%

Tap water ****0%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**4%

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

**1%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****17%**

**45%

Television ****8%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**23%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Sonakania?

■ Sonakania · ■ Ramnagar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.0%**

**89.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****922**

**981

Working population ****27.6%**

**36.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.3% for men and 70.9% for women. 54% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 16 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 54 (22%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 29 (12%) · **■** Marginal 143 (59%)

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 - II

- Chata Padmapur961 people
- Gobindapur958 people
- Talkanpur919 people
- Kismathiar918 people
- Dakshin Maithuna866 people
- Katmundi856 people
- Shyampur847 people
- Raghunathpur836 people

[All 137 villages in Ramnagar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/ramnagar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sonakania?879 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonakania in?Purba Medinipur district (Ramnagar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sonakania?81.0% (Census 2011)