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About Sonkair Village

Sonkair is a mid sized village in Balurghat tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 554, made up of 291 males and 263 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonkair Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonkair village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Balurghat
Pincode 733102
Area (hectares) 155.71 hectares
Population 554
Male Population 291
Female Population 263
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonkair compares

By the 2011 count Sonkair is the 142nd largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 795 residents. Its 155.71 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Sonkair

Sonkair is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sonkair as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sibrambati, Singal, Sirahi and Sobra. 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 Sonkair

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonkair village had a population of 554. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 795 residents.

Sonkair village has 291 males and 263 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonkair has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Sonkair is 733102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonkair covers 155.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonkair falls under Balurghat tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

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

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

Sonkair is in Balurghat tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur 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 Sonkair today is likely to be higher.

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