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About Sonachitura Village

Sonachitura is a small village in Labpur tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 183, made up of 100 males and 83 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 830 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonachitura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonachitura village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Labpur
Pincode 731303
Area (hectares) 109.22 hectares
Population 183
Male Population 100
Female Population 83
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 830
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sonachitura compares

By the 2011 count Sonachitura is the 150th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents. Its 109.22 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Sonachitura

Sonachitura is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sonachitura as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Shaspur, Shekhampur, Shibchandrapur and Shikarpur. 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 Sonachitura

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonachitura village had a population of 183. That makes it the 150th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents.

Sonachitura village has 100 males and 83 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonachitura has about 830 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Sonachitura is 731303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonachitura covers 109.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sonachitura falls under Labpur tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The census record for Sonachitura notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sonachitura.

Sonachitura is in Labpur tehsil of Birbhum 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 Sonachitura today is likely to be higher.

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