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About Sonatikri Village

Sonatikri is a small village in Barasat II tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 485, made up of 256 males and 229 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743423, 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 North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Barasat II
Pincode 743423
Area (hectares) 56.03 hectares
Population 485
Male Population 256
Female Population 229
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Sonatikri compares

By the 2011 count Sonatikri is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,486 residents. Its 56.03 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Sonatikri

Sonatikri is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sonatikri as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sonatikri from other places

Sonatikri lies about 24 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Sondalia, about under 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 Sonatikri
Nearest railway station Sondalia under 2 km
Nearest town Bārāsat 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Barasat II 24 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 24 km

Villages closest to Sonatikri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barasat II 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 Sonatikri

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonatikri village had a population of 485. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,486 residents.

Sonatikri village has 256 males and 229 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonatikri has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Sonatikri is 743423. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonatikri covers 56.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonatikri falls under Barasat II tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sonatikri is Sondalia, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sonatikri.

Sonatikri is about 24 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.

Sonatikri is in Barasat II tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Sondalia is about under 2 km away. Bārāsat is about 12 km away. Barasat II is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kismatsonatikri (under 2 km), Tegharia (2.6 km) and Balipur (3.5 km).

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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