About Sonkani Village

Sonkani is a mid sized village in Barbhag tehsil, in the district of Nalbari, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,043, made up of 527 males and 516 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 781351, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonkani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonkani village
Description	Value
State	Assam
District	Nalbari
Tehsil	Barbhag
Pincode	781351
Area (hectares)	142.74 hectares
Population	1,043
Male Population	527
Female Population	516
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	979
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sonkani compares

By the 2011 count Sonkani is the 26th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,077 residents. Its 142.74 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Sonkani

Sonkani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sonkani as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ranakuchi, Samarkuchi, Sanekuchi and Saru Barara. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Sonkani

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonkani village had a population of 1,043. That makes it the 26th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,077 residents.

Sonkani village has 527 males and 516 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonkani has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Sonkani is 781351. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonkani covers 142.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonkani falls under Barbhag tehsil of Nalbari district in Assam.

The census record for Sonkani notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sonkani.

Sonkani is in Barbhag tehsil of Nalbari district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.