# Soharai Village, Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Soharai

Soharai is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,449 people in 1,006 households**, the 17th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 4,449people (2011)
- 1,006households
- 69.3%literacy
- 907females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Soharai

Of every 100 households in Soharai in 2011, 36 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Soharai · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**67%

Tap water ****16%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****81%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**92%

Use banking services ****38%**

**24%

Television ****33%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**21%

Own their home ****90%**

**97%

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 Soharai?

■ Soharai · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.3%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****767**

**939

Working population ****36.1%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.4% for men and 63.9% for women. 57% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 113 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 245 (15%) · **■** Household industry 17 (1%) · **■** Other work 791 (49%) · **■** Marginal 440 (27%)

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 Raiganj

- Bhatol5,135 people
- Dwipnagar5,116 people
- Rampur4,759 people
- Gauri4,588 people
- Kasba Mahasho4,368 people
- Malibari4,219 people
- Rupahar4,155 people
- Chhatrapur4,128 people

[All 222 villages in Raiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/raiganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Soharai?4,449 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Soharai in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Soharai?69.3% (Census 2011)