About Sonarkundu Village

Sonarkundu is a large village in Nalhati I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,623, made up of 1,361 males and 1,262 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 289.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731243, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonarkundu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonarkundu village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Nalhati I
Pincode	731243
Area (hectares)	289.97 hectares
Population	2,623
Male Population	1,361
Female Population	1,262
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	927
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 Sonarkundu compares

By the 2011 count Sonarkundu is the 27th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,301 residents. Its 289.97 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Sonarkundu

Sonarkundu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sonarkundu 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sonarkundu from other places

Sonarkundu lies about 5.9 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Swadinpur, about 4.4 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Sonarkundu
Nearest railway station	Swadinpur	4.4 km
Nearest town	Nalhāti	5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nalhati I	5.9 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	5.9 km

Villages closest to Sonarkundu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nalhati I tehsil.

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 Sonarkundu

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonarkundu village had a population of 2,623. That makes it the 27th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,301 residents.

Sonarkundu village has 1,361 males and 1,262 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonarkundu has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Sonarkundu is 731243. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonarkundu covers 289.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonarkundu falls under Nalhati I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sonarkundu is Swadinpur, about 4.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Sonarkundu.

Sonarkundu is about 5.9 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonarkundu is in Nalhati I tehsil of Birbhum district. Swadinpur is about 4.4 km away. Nalhāti is about 5.5 km away. Nalhati I is about 5.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.