# Mukundapur Village, Sonarpur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Sonarpur, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Mukundapur

Mukundapur is a village in Sonarpur sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,326 people in 554 households**, the 30th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 2,326people (2011)
- 554households
- 84.5%literacy
- 930females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mukundapur

Of every 100 households in Mukundapur in 2011, 93 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 52 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Mukundapur · ■ Sonarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****9%**

**18%

Tap water ****10%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****52%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****26%**

**73%

Use banking services ****57%**

**52%

Television ****73%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****4%**

**10%

Own their home ****82%**

**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 Mukundapur?

■ Mukundapur · ■ Sonarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.5%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****740**

**969

Working population ****36.5%**

**37.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.3% for men and 79.4% for women. 57% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 17 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (1%) · **■** Household industry 40 (5%) · **■** Other work 686 (81%) · **■** Marginal 98 (12%)

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

- Arapanch2,451 people
- Palghat2,360 people
- Gobindapur2,355 people
- Bamangachhi2,332 people
- Dihi2,291 people
- Natagachhi2,266 people
- Kustia2,159 people
- Langalber2,058 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 Mukundapur?2,326 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mukundapur in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Sonarpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mukundapur?84.5% (Census 2011)