# Sonarpur, Budge Budge - II, South Twenty Four Parganas

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Village · Budge Budge - II, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Sonarpur

Sonarpur is a village in [Budge Budge - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/budge-budge-ii/) sub-district of [South Twenty Four Parganas](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **1,233 people in 277 households**, the 44th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.0%.

- 1,233people (2011)
- 277households
- 83.5%literacy
- 970females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sonarpur

Of every 100 households in Sonarpur in 2011, 82 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonarpur · ■ Budge Budge - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**71%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**44%

Tap water ****94%**

**79%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**91%

Use banking services ****56%**

**46%

Television ****38%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Sonarpur?

■ Sonarpur · ■ Budge Budge - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.5%**

**79.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1014**

**981

Working population ****32.4%**

**36.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.8% for men and 82.2% for women. 60% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 29 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 168 (42%) · **■** Marginal 200 (50%)

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 Paran1,424 people
- Deuli1,399 people
- Rania Gobindapur1,366 people
- Saheb Banbagicha1,314 people
- Nadakhali1,132 people
- Malangdar1,073 people
- Mahamayapur1,046 people
- Naldari1,019 people

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

## Other places named Sonarpur

- Sonarpur · Sub-district, South Twenty Four Parganas · 219,863 people
- Sonarpur · Village, Harraiya, Basti · 23 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sonarpur?1,233 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonarpur in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Budge Budge - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sonarpur?83.5% (Census 2011)