About Sonthsal Village

Sonthsal is a large village in Mohammad Bazar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,687, made up of 2,426 males and 2,261 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 143.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonthsal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonthsal village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Mohammad Bazar
Pincode	731216
Area (hectares)	143.17 hectares
Population	4,687
Male Population	2,426
Female Population	2,261
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	932
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonthsal compares

By the 2011 count Sonthsal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents. Its 143.17 hectares work out to about 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Sonthsal

Sonthsal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sonthsal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sehala, Sehara, Sekeddaha and Shankarpur. 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 Sonthsal

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonthsal village had a population of 4,687. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents.

Sonthsal village has 2,426 males and 2,261 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonthsal has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Sonthsal is 731216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonthsal covers 143.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sonthsal falls under Mohammad Bazar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The census record for Sonthsal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sonthsal.

Sonthsal is in Mohammad Bazar 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.