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About Uttar Sonapur Village

Uttar Sonapur is one of the larger villages in Alipurduar I tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,632, made up of 2,938 males and 2,694 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 746.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uttar Sonapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uttar Sonapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Jalpaiguri
Tehsil Alipurduar I
Pincode 736204
Area (hectares) 746.8 hectares
Population 5,632
Male Population 2,938
Female Population 2,694
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Uttar Sonapur compares

By the 2011 count Uttar Sonapur is the 8th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,420 residents. Its 746.8 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Uttar Sonapur

Uttar Sonapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Uttar Sonapur 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Torsa Forest, Uttar Chakoakheti, Uttar Kansingram and Uttar Paitkapara. 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 Uttar Sonapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Uttar Sonapur village had a population of 5,632. That makes it the 8th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,420 residents.

Uttar Sonapur village has 2,938 males and 2,694 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uttar Sonapur has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Uttar Sonapur is 736204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Uttar Sonapur covers 746.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Uttar Sonapur falls under Alipurduar I tehsil of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Uttar Sonapur.

Uttar Sonapur is in Alipurduar I tehsil of Jalpaiguri 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 Uttar Sonapur today is likely to be higher.

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