# Hogalkuria Village, Sonarpur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Sonarpur, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Hogalkuria

Hogalkuria is a village in Sonarpur sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,993 people in 470 households**, the 37th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 1,993people (2011)
- 470households
- 74.2%literacy
- 995females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Hogalkuria

Of every 100 households in Hogalkuria in 2011, 83 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Hogalkuria · ■ Sonarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**18%

Tap water ****0%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**73%

Use banking services ****50%**

**52%

Television ****55%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**10%

Own their home ****98%**

**92%

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 Hogalkuria?

■ Hogalkuria · ■ Sonarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.2%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****860**

**969

Working population ****39.4%**

**37.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.6% for men and 67.0% for women. 60% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 128 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 174 (22%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 326 (42%) · **■** Marginal 155 (20%)

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 Sonarpur

- Kustia2,159 people
- Langalber2,058 people
- Jagatipata2,053 people
- Samukpota2,021 people
- Rampur1,951 people
- Kheadaha1,930 people
- Hasanpur1,873 people
- Makrampur1,810 people

[All 65 villages in Sonarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/sonarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Hogalkuria?1,993 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hogalkuria in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Sonarpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Hogalkuria?74.2% (Census 2011)