# Sonamukhi Village, Thakurpukur Mahestola – Population

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Village · Thakurpukur Mahestola, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Sonamukhi

Sonamukhi is a village in Thakurpukur Mahestola sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,670 people in 884 households**, the 8th largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.6%.

- 3,670people (2011)
- 884households
- 85.1%literacy
- 944females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sonamukhi

Of every 100 households in Sonamukhi in 2011, 87 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Sonamukhi · ■ Thakurpukur Mahestola rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**88%

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

**85%

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

**12%

Tap water ****0%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**19%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%**

**36%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%**

**52%

Use banking services ****52%**

**57%

Television ****70%**

**69%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**11%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****6%**

**9%

Own their home ****94%**

**88%

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 Sonamukhi?

■ Sonamukhi · ■ Thakurpukur Mahestola rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.1%**

**83.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****965**

**946

Working population ****37.4%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.5% for men and 80.5% for women. 62% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 21 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 31 (2%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,212 (88%) · **■** Marginal 101 (7%)

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 Thakurpukur Mahestola

- Sarsuna5,563 people
- Chak Rajumolla5,308 people
- Khanberia4,682 people
- Banagram4,098 people
- Krishnanagar3,383 people
- Kalagachhia3,020 people
- Paschim Barisha2,992 people
- Naoabad2,897 people

[All 33 villages in Thakurpukur Mahestola](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/thakurpukur-mahestola/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sonamukhi?3,670 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonamukhi in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Thakurpukur Mahestola sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sonamukhi?85.1% (Census 2011)