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About Sonakur Village

Sonakur is a mid sized village in Burdwan II tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,167, made up of 560 males and 607 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,084 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonakur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonakur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Burdwan II
Pincode 713149
Area (hectares) 185.65 hectares
Population 1,167
Male Population 560
Female Population 607
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,084
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sonakur compares

By the 2011 count Sonakur is the 52nd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,766 residents. Its 185.65 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Sonakur

Sonakur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sonakur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sehara, Shrirampur, Shuhari and Shukur. 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 Sonakur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonakur village had a population of 1,167. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,766 residents.

Sonakur village has 560 males and 607 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonakur has about 1084 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Sonakur is 713149. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonakur covers 185.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonakur falls under Burdwan II tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Sonakur 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 5 - 10 km distance for Sonakur.

Sonakur is in Burdwan 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 Sonakur today is likely to be higher.

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