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About Sona Bharai Village

Sona Bharai is a large village in Burwan tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,518, made up of 1,751 males and 1,767 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 357.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sona Bharai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sona Bharai village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Burwan
Pincode 742161
Area (hectares) 357.04 hectares
Population 3,518
Male Population 1,751
Female Population 1,767
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sona Bharai compares

By the 2011 count Sona Bharai is the 20th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,661 residents. Its 357.04 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Sona Bharai

Sona Bharai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sona Bharai as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Shrihatta, Siddheswari, Simulia and Singadda. 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 Sona Bharai

As per the Census of India 2011, Sona Bharai village had a population of 3,518. That makes it the 20th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,661 residents.

Sona Bharai village has 1,751 males and 1,767 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sona Bharai has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Sona Bharai is 742161. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sona Bharai covers 357.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sona Bharai falls under Burwan tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sona Bharai.

Sona Bharai is in Burwan tehsil of Murshidabad 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 Sona Bharai today is likely to be higher.

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