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About Somnagar Village

Somnagar is a mid sized village in Jangipara tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 671, made up of 342 males and 329 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Somnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Somnagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Jangipara
Pincode 712403
Area (hectares) 72.03 hectares
Population 671
Male Population 342
Female Population 329
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Somnagar compares

By the 2011 count Somnagar is the 103rd largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents. Its 72.03 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Somnagar

Somnagar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Somnagar 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Somnagar from other places

Somnagar lies about 8.9 km from Hugli. 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 Somnagar
Nearest town Shyamnagar under 2 km
District headquarters Hugli 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Jangipara 32 km

Villages closest to Somnagar

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

Common questions about Somnagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Somnagar village had a population of 671. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents.

Somnagar village has 342 males and 329 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Somnagar has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Somnagar is 712403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Somnagar covers 72.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Somnagar falls under Jangipara tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The census record for Somnagar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Somnagar.

Somnagar is about 8.9 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Somnagar is in Jangipara tehsil of Hugli district. Shyamnagar is about under 2 km away. Hugli is about 8.9 km away. Jangipara is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakpur (3.2 km), Chandinagar (3.2 km) and Mohanpur (7.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Somnagar today is likely to be higher.

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