About Sokna Village

Sokna is a mid sized village in Kanksa tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,371, made up of 716 males and 655 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 304.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sokna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sokna village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Barddhaman
Tehsil	Kanksa
Pincode	713148
Area (hectares)	304.73 hectares
Population	1,371
Male Population	716
Female Population	655
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	915
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 Sokna compares

By the 2011 count Sokna is the 31st largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents. Its 304.73 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Sokna

Sokna is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sokna 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 Sasipur, Satkahania, Shilampur and Shyambazar. 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 Sokna

As per the Census of India 2011, Sokna village had a population of 1,371. That makes it the 31st largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents.

Sokna village has 716 males and 655 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sokna has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

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

Sokna covers 304.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sokna falls under Kanksa tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Sokna 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 Sokna.

Sokna is in Kanksa 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.