# Sonaria Village, Budge Budge - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Budge Budge - II, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Sonaria

Sonaria is a village in Budge Budge - II sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,506 people in 598 households**, the 17th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.0%.

- 2,506people (2011)
- 598households
- 77.1%literacy
- 959females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sonaria

Of every 100 households in Sonaria in 2011, 61 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sonaria · ■ Budge Budge - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**71%

Toilet within the home ****63%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****37%**

**44%

Tap water ****88%**

**79%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**91%

Use banking services ****37%**

**46%

Television ****38%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****34%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Sonaria?

■ Sonaria · ■ Budge Budge - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.1%**

**79.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****951**

**981

Working population ****36.2%**

**36.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.9% for men and 72.1% for women. 59% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 54 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 153 (17%) · **■** Household industry 134 (15%) · **■** Other work 493 (54%) · **■** Marginal 74 (8%)

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 Budge Budge - II

- Chak Manik2,903 people
- Aima2,727 people
- Godakhali2,725 people
- Chaulkhola2,567 people
- Laskarpur2,495 people
- Haori2,407 people
- Mohanpur2,393 people
- Barea2,236 people

[All 61 villages in Budge Budge - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/budge-budge-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sonaria?2,506 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonaria in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Budge Budge - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sonaria?77.1% (Census 2011)