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

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Sonabari

Sonabari is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **365 people in 79 households**, the 206th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 365people (2011)
- 79households
- 79.9%literacy
- 872females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sonabari

Of every 100 households in Sonabari in 2011, 29 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sonabari · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**67%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****97%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**92%

Use banking services ****13%**

**24%

Television ****12%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

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

**21%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Sonabari?

■ Sonabari · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.9%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****872**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**939

Working population ****31.0%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.1% for men and 73.8% for women. 49% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 48 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (19%) · **■** Other work 20 (18%) · **■** Marginal 24 (21%)

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

- Ghughudanga459 people
- Khirabari414 people
- Narayantola391 people
- Mathurapur382 people
- Choruidangi361 people
- Gurincha355 people
- Kurial341 people
- Jugiamer332 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sonabari?365 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonabari in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sonabari?79.9% (Census 2011)