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About Sonatikri Village

Sonatikri is a large village in Raghunathganj I tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,137, made up of 1,624 males and 1,513 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742225, 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 Raghunathganj I
Pincode 742225
Area (hectares) 157.02 hectares
Population 3,137
Male Population 1,624
Female Population 1,513
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sonatikri compares

By the 2011 count Sonatikri is the 18th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,377 residents. Its 157.02 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Sonatikri

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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Santoshpur, Selalpur, Sendajamuar and Siddhikali. 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 3,137. That makes it the 18th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,377 residents.

Sonatikri village has 1,624 males and 1,513 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonatikri has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Sonatikri is 742225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonatikri covers 157.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sonatikri falls under Raghunathganj I tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Sonatikri notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Raghunathganj I 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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