# Sonpur Village, Bhangar - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bhangar - II, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Sonpur

Sonpur is a village in Bhangar - II sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,323 people in 673 households**, the 34th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.4%.

- 3,323people (2011)
- 673households
- 66.2%literacy
- 963females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sonpur

Of every 100 households in Sonpur in 2011, 67 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Sonpur · ■ Bhangar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****82%**

**78%

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

**19%

Tap water ****34%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**93%

Use banking services ****37%**

**32%

Television ****23%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**4%

None of these assets ****24%**

**17%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Sonpur?

■ Sonpur · ■ Bhangar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.2%**

**74.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1025**

**962

Working population ****41.0%**

**34.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.2% for men and 65.1% for women. 61% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 138 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 127 (9%) · **■** Household industry 31 (2%) · **■** Other work 688 (50%) · **■** Marginal 380 (28%)

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 Bhangar - II

- Uttar Gazipur3,628 people
- Krolbaria3,577 people
- Raghunathpur3,541 people
- Bhaga Banpur3,376 people
- Bankachua3,285 people
- Anantapur3,140 people
- Wari3,057 people
- Chilatala2,749 people

[All 60 villages in Bhangar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/bhangar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sonpur?3,323 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonpur in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Bhangar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sonpur?66.2% (Census 2011)