# Sonakhali Village, Basanti – Population & Literacy

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Village · Basanti, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Sonakhali

Sonakhali is a village in Basanti sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **10,582 people in 2,150 households**, the 8th largest of 64 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.1%.

- 10,582people (2011)
- 2,150households
- 72.7%literacy
- 951females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sonakhali

Of every 100 households in Sonakhali in 2011, 10 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Sonakhali · ■ Basanti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**57%

Tap water ****7%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**0%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****28%**

**18%

Television ****10%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**2%

None of these assets ****40%**

**46%

Own their home ****97%**

**98%

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 Sonakhali?

■ Sonakhali · ■ Basanti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.7%**

**68.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****981**

**971

Working population ****45.4%**

**39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.2% for men and 64.9% for women. 59% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 823 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 787 (16%) · **■** Household industry 104 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,213 (25%) · **■** Marginal 1,879 (39%)

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 Basanti

- Kathalberia14,113 people
- Char Bidyarabad13,035 people
- Goran Bose12,642 people
- Kumarkhali12,021 people
- Dhuri9,411 people
- Chunakhali9,241 people
- Tilkumar8,943 people
- Ramchandrakhali7,849 people

[All 66 villages in Basanti](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/basanti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sonakhali?10,582 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonakhali in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Basanti sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sonakhali?72.7% (Census 2011)