About Sonamaguri Village

Sonamaguri is a mid sized village in Jangipara tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,328, made up of 675 males and 653 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonamaguri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonamaguri village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Hugli
Tehsil	Jangipara
Pincode	712404
Area (hectares)	79.72 hectares
Population	1,328
Male Population	675
Female Population	653
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	967
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sonamaguri compares

By the 2011 count Sonamaguri is the 56th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents. Its 79.72 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. 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 Sonamaguri

Sonamaguri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sonamaguri 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sonamaguri from other places

Sonamaguri lies about 57 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Amta, about 4.2 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 Sonamaguri
Nearest railway station	Amta	4.2 km
Nearest town	Uluberiya	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jangipara	23 km
District headquarters	Hugli	57 km

Villages closest to Sonamaguri

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.

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Sonamaguri

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonamaguri village had a population of 1,328. That makes it the 56th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents.

Sonamaguri village has 675 males and 653 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonamaguri has about 967 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 Sonamaguri is 712404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonamaguri covers 79.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Sonamaguri is Amta, about 4.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sonamaguri.

Sonamaguri is about 57 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonamaguri is in Jangipara tehsil of Hugli district. Amta is about 4.2 km away. Uluberiya is about 11 km away. Jangipara is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.