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About Palasi Sonadanga Village

Palasi Sonadanga is a large village in Bhagawangola II tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,075, made up of 1,566 males and 1,509 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 274.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742179, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palasi Sonadanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palasi Sonadanga village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Bhagawangola II
Pincode 742179
Area (hectares) 274.35 hectares
Population 3,075
Male Population 1,566
Female Population 1,509
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Palasi Sonadanga compares

By the 2011 count Palasi Sonadanga is the 19th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,822 residents. Its 274.35 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Palasi Sonadanga

Palasi Sonadanga is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Palasi Sonadanga 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Palasi Sonadanga from other places

Palasi Sonadanga lies about 31 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Lohapur, about 14 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Palasi Sonadanga
Nearest railway station Lohapur 14 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhagawangola II 31 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 31 km

Villages closest to Palasi Sonadanga

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhagawangola II tehsil.

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 Palasi Sonadanga

As per the Census of India 2011, Palasi Sonadanga village had a population of 3,075. That makes it the 19th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,822 residents.

Palasi Sonadanga village has 1,566 males and 1,509 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palasi Sonadanga has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Palasi Sonadanga is 742179. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palasi Sonadanga covers 274.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Palasi Sonadanga falls under Bhagawangola II tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Palasi Sonadanga is Lohapur, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Palasi Sonadanga.

Palasi Sonadanga is about 31 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palasi Sonadanga is in Bhagawangola II tehsil of Murshidabad district. Lohapur is about 14 km away. Rampur Hat is about 19 km away. Bhagawangola II is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhandara (3.3 km), Malipur (4.5 km) and Anupnagar (9.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Palasi Sonadanga today is likely to be higher.

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