About Sonadanga Village

Sonadanga is a large village in Amdanga tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,081, made up of 1,592 males and 1,489 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 700125, 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	North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Amdanga
Pincode	700125
Area (hectares)	89.35 hectares
Population	3,081
Male Population	1,592
Female Population	1,489
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	935
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sonadanga compares

By the 2011 count Sonadanga is the 18th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,342 residents. Its 89.35 hectares work out to about 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Sonadanga

Sonadanga is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sonadanga 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 5 - 10 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 32 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Bamangachi, about 6.0 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
Tehsil headquarters	Amdanga	5.0 km
Nearest railway station	Bamangachi	6.0 km
Nearest town	Bārāsat	7.6 km
District headquarters	North Twenty Four Parganas	32 km

Villages closest to Sonadanga

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

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Common questions about Sonadanga

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonadanga village had a population of 3,081. That makes it the 18th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,342 residents.

Sonadanga village has 1,592 males and 1,489 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonadanga has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Sonadanga is 700125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonadanga covers 89.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sonadanga falls under Amdanga tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sonadanga is Bamangachi, about 6.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sonadanga.

Sonadanga is about 32 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonadanga is in Amdanga tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Amdanga is about 5.0 km away. Bamangachi is about 6.0 km away. Bārāsat is about 7.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.