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About Sonai Village

Sonai is a large village in Ausgram II tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,185, made up of 1,622 males and 1,563 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 696.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonai village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Ausgram II
Pincode 713148
Area (hectares) 696.28 hectares
Population 3,185
Male Population 1,622
Female Population 1,563
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
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 Sonai compares

By the 2011 count Sonai is the 12th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,482 residents. Its 696.28 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Sonai

Sonai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sonai 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 Sar, Satla, Shiuli and Shrichandrapur. 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.

Common questions about Sonai

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonai village had a population of 3,185. That makes it the 12th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,482 residents.

Sonai village has 1,622 males and 1,563 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonai has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Sonai is 713148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonai covers 696.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonai falls under Ausgram II tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Sonai 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 Sonai.

Sonai is in Ausgram II tehsil of Barddhaman 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.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sonai today is likely to be higher.

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