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About Sonahan Village

Sonahan is a mid sized village in Harirampur tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,116, made up of 556 males and 560 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonahan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonahan village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Harirampur
Pincode 733125
Area (hectares) 127.12 hectares
Population 1,116
Male Population 556
Female Population 560
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonahan compares

By the 2011 count Sonahan is the 41st largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 127.12 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Sonahan

Sonahan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sonahan as Available within 5 - 10 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 Shirshi, Shyamdas, Shyamganj and Sigram. 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 Sonahan

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonahan village had a population of 1,116. That makes it the 41st largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Sonahan village has 556 males and 560 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonahan has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Sonahan is 733125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonahan covers 127.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonahan falls under Harirampur tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sonahan.

Sonahan is in Harirampur 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 Sonahan today is likely to be higher.

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