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About Sonakhuli Village

Sonakhuli is a mid sized village in Dhupguri tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,950, made up of 1,013 males and 937 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonakhuli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonakhuli village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Jalpaiguri
Tehsil Dhupguri
Pincode 735212
Area (hectares) 188.63 hectares
Population 1,950
Male Population 1,013
Female Population 937
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonakhuli compares

By the 2011 count Sonakhuli is the 82nd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,878 residents. Its 188.63 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Sonakhuli

Sonakhuli is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sonakhuli as Available within 5 - 10 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. The nearest villages by name are Red Bank, Red Bank Tea Garden, Riabari Tea Garden and Sajnapara. 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 Sonakhuli

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonakhuli village had a population of 1,950. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,878 residents.

Sonakhuli village has 1,013 males and 937 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonakhuli has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Sonakhuli is 735212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonakhuli covers 188.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonakhuli falls under Dhupguri tehsil of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal.

The census record for Sonakhuli 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 - 10 km distance for Sonakhuli.

Sonakhuli is in Dhupguri 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 Sonakhuli today is likely to be higher.

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