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About Sonakandar Village

Sonakandar is a small village in Maldah Old tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 420, made up of 222 males and 198 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732142, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonakandar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonakandar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Maldah Old
Pincode 732142
Area (hectares) 43.39 hectares
Population 420
Male Population 222
Female Population 198
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
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 Sonakandar compares

By the 2011 count Sonakandar is the 79th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,213 residents. Its 43.39 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Sonakandar

Sonakandar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sonakandar 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 Sakarmma, Samsabad, Sanjail and Santipur. 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 Sonakandar

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonakandar village had a population of 420. That makes it the 79th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,213 residents.

Sonakandar village has 222 males and 198 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonakandar has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Sonakandar is 732142. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonakandar covers 43.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonakandar falls under Maldah Old tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The census record for Sonakandar 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 Sonakandar.

Sonakandar is in Maldah Old tehsil of Maldah 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 Sonakandar today is likely to be higher.

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