# Sonatikri Village, Jaynagar - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Jaynagar - II, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Sonatikri

Sonatikri is a village in Jaynagar - II sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **15,536 people in 3,147 households**, the 4th largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 15,536people (2011)
- 3,147households
- 71.5%literacy
- 937females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sonatikri

Of every 100 households in Sonatikri in 2011, 15 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Sonatikri · ■ Jaynagar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**66%

Tap water ****12%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**1%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****13%**

**19%

Television ****6%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****46%**

**49%

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 Sonatikri?

■ Sonatikri · ■ Jaynagar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.5%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****908**

**978

Working population ****41.2%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.2% for men and 62.2% for women. 55% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 954 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,740 (27%) · **■** Household industry 185 (3%) · **■** Other work 611 (10%) · **■** Marginal 2,910 (45%)

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 Jaynagar - II

- Gordoani20,984 people
- Mayahauri19,604 people
- Manirtala17,711 people
- Radhaballabhpur14,884 people
- Chuprijhara11,738 people
- Khaiyamara10,804 people
- Nalgora10,373 people

[All 47 villages in Jaynagar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/jaynagar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sonatikri?15,536 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonatikri in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Jaynagar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sonatikri?71.5% (Census 2011)