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About Sonatikri Village

Sonatikri is a mid sized village in Polba Dadpur tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 818, made up of 441 males and 377 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 855 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97.46 hectares hectares.

Sonatikri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonatikri village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Polba Dadpur
Area (hectares) 97.46 hectares
Population 818
Male Population 441
Female Population 377
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 855
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonatikri compares

By the 2011 count Sonatikri is the 128th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 97.46 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Sonatikri

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

How far is Sonatikri from other places

Sonatikri lies about 32 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Sondalia, about under 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 Sonatikri
Nearest railway station Sondalia under 2 km
Nearest town Bārāsat 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Polba Dadpur 32 km
District headquarters Hugli 32 km

Villages closest to Sonatikri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Polba Dadpur 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 Sonatikri

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonatikri village had a population of 818. That makes it the 128th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Sonatikri village has 441 males and 377 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonatikri has about 855 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Sonatikri covers 97.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonatikri falls under Polba Dadpur tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sonatikri is Sondalia, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 - 10 km distance for Sonatikri.

Sonatikri is about 32 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonatikri is in Polba Dadpur tehsil of Hugli district. Sondalia is about under 2 km away. Bārāsat is about 12 km away. Polba Dadpur 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 Daulatpur (5.8 km), Gaula (5.8 km) and Dighagari (10 km).

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

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