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About Sonatikri Village

Sonatikri is a small village in Gaighata tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 469, made up of 256 males and 213 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 832 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743249, 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 Gaighata
Pincode 743249
Area (hectares) 60.67 hectares
Population 469
Male Population 256
Female Population 213
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 832
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

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 2,655 residents. Its 60.67 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

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 - 10 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 - 10 km distance. 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
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Gaighata 32 km

Villages closest to Sonatikri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gaighata 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 469. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,655 residents.

Sonatikri village has 256 males and 213 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonatikri has about 832 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Sonatikri is 743249. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonatikri covers 60.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonatikri falls under Gaighata 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 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance 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 Gaighata tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Sondalia is about under 2 km away. Bārāsat is about 12 km away. North Twenty Four Parganas 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 Sonatikiri (under 2 km), Tegharia (2.6 km) and Kaya (6.5 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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