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About Sonarhat Village

Sonarhat is a small village in Sitai tehsil, in the district of Koch Bihar, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 363, made up of 182 males and 181 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonarhat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonarhat village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Koch Bihar
Tehsil Sitai
Pincode 736146
Area (hectares) 124.32 hectares
Population 363
Male Population 182
Female Population 181
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonarhat compares

By the 2011 count Sonarhat is the 50th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,082 residents. Its 124.32 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Sonarhat

Sonarhat is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sonarhat 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sagardighi, Satbhandari, Satimari and Silduar. 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 Sonarhat

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonarhat village had a population of 363. That makes it the 50th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,082 residents.

Sonarhat village has 182 males and 181 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonarhat has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Sonarhat is 736146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonarhat covers 124.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonarhat falls under Sitai tehsil of Koch Bihar district in West Bengal.

The census record for Sonarhat notes the nearest railway station 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 km distance for Sonarhat.

Sonarhat is in Sitai tehsil of Koch Bihar 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 Sonarhat today is likely to be higher.

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