About Sonarchalun Village

Sonarchalun is a large village in Sitalkuchi tehsil, in the district of Koch Bihar, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,227, made up of 1,675 males and 1,552 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 463.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736158, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonarchalun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonarchalun village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Koch Bihar
Tehsil	Sitalkuchi
Pincode	736158
Area (hectares)	463.31 hectares
Population	3,227
Male Population	1,675
Female Population	1,552
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	927
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonarchalun compares

By the 2011 count Sonarchalun is the 19th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,766 residents. Its 463.31 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Sonarchalun

Sonarchalun is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sonarchalun as Available within 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 Rangamati, Sangarbari, Sarbbeshwar Jayduar and Satimari. 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.

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Common questions about Sonarchalun

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonarchalun village had a population of 3,227. That makes it the 19th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,766 residents.

Sonarchalun village has 1,675 males and 1,552 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonarchalun has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Sonarchalun is 736158. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonarchalun covers 463.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonarchalun falls under Sitalkuchi tehsil of Koch Bihar district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sonarchalun.

Sonarchalun is in Sitalkuchi 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.