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About Sonatikri Village

Sonatikri is one of the larger villages in Nawda tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,982, made up of 4,569 males and 4,413 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 591.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742175, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonatikri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonatikri village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Nawda
Pincode 742175
Area (hectares) 591.21 hectares
Population 8,982
Male Population 4,569
Female Population 4,413
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
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 Sonatikri compares

By the 2011 count Sonatikri is the 10th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 8,102 residents. Its 591.21 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Sonatikri

Sonatikri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sonatikri 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 Ramnachandpur, Raypur, Sakua and Sarbangapur. 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 Sonatikri

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonatikri village had a population of 8,982. That makes it the 10th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 8,102 residents.

Sonatikri village has 4,569 males and 4,413 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonatikri has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Sonatikri is 742175. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonatikri covers 591.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sonatikri falls under Nawda tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Sonatikri 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 Sonatikri.

Sonatikri is in Nawda 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 Sonatikri today is likely to be higher.

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