# Soranghatu Village, Balarampur, Puruliya (West Bengal)

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Village · Balarampur, Puruliya 

# Soranghatu

Soranghatu is a village in Balarampur sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **997 people in 190 households**, the 48th largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.2%.

- 997people (2011)
- 190households
- 47.5%literacy
- 903females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Soranghatu

Of every 100 households in Soranghatu in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Soranghatu · ■ Balarampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**97%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**7%

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

**1%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****70%**

**39%

Television ****0%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**22%

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 Soranghatu?

■ Soranghatu · ■ Balarampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.5%**

**57.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****796**

**939

Working population ****49.0%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.6% for men and 34.4% for women. 49% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 88 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 89 (18%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 28 (6%) · **■** Marginal 282 (58%)

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 Balarampur

- Fatehpur1,054 people
- Juradih1,014 people
- Harat1,008 people
- Dumarbera998 people
- Amruhasa993 people
- Ulidi946 people
- Jashudi944 people
- Bersa900 people

[All 90 villages in Balarampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/balarampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Soranghatu?997 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Soranghatu in?Puruliya district (Balarampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Soranghatu?47.5% (Census 2011)