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About Sonadanga Village

Sonadanga is a large village in Nakashipara tehsil, in the district of Nadia, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,409, made up of 1,231 males and 1,178 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 741126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonadanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonadanga village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Nadia
Tehsil Nakashipara
Pincode 741126
Area (hectares) 153.38 hectares
Population 2,409
Male Population 1,231
Female Population 1,178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
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 Sonadanga compares

By the 2011 count Sonadanga is the 58th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,470 residents. Its 153.38 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Sonadanga

The census records public bus service for Sonadanga 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sonadanga from other places

Sonadanga lies about 8.3 km from Nadia, and the nearest railway station is Dhubulia, about 3.2 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 Sonadanga
Nearest railway station Dhubulia 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Nakashipara 8.3 km
District headquarters Nadia 8.3 km
Nearest town Navadwīp 8.3 km

Villages closest to Sonadanga

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nakashipara 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 Sonadanga

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonadanga village had a population of 2,409. That makes it the 58th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,470 residents.

Sonadanga village has 1,231 males and 1,178 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonadanga has about 957 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 947.

The pincode recorded for Sonadanga is 741126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonadanga covers 153.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sonadanga falls under Nakashipara tehsil of Nadia district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sonadanga is Dhubulia, about 3.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Sonadanga.

Sonadanga is about 8.3 km from Nadia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonadanga is in Nakashipara tehsil of Nadia district. Dhubulia is about 3.2 km away. Nakashipara is about 8.3 km away. Nadia is about 8.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belpukuria (2.5 km), Ramchandrapur (6.8 km) and Gachha (8.9 km).

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

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