About Sonarhula Village

Sonarhula is a small village in Haroa tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 265, made up of 134 males and 131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743425, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonarhula Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonarhula village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Haroa
Pincode	743425
Area (hectares)	48.56 hectares
Population	265
Male Population	134
Female Population	131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	978
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonarhula compares

By the 2011 count Sonarhula is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,382 residents. Its 48.56 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Sonarhula

Sonarhula is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sonarhula as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sonarhula from other places

Sonarhula lies about 26 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Karea Kadambagachhi, about 2.9 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 Sonarhula
Nearest railway station	Karea Kadambagachhi	2.9 km
Nearest town	Bārāsat	7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Haroa	18 km
District headquarters	North Twenty Four Parganas	26 km

Villages closest to Sonarhula

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonarhula village had a population of 265. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,382 residents.

Sonarhula village has 134 males and 131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonarhula has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Sonarhula is 743425. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonarhula covers 48.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonarhula falls under Haroa tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sonarhula is Karea Kadambagachhi, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sonarhula.

Sonarhula is about 26 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.

Sonarhula is in Haroa tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Karea Kadambagachhi is about 2.9 km away. Bārāsat is about 7.5 km away. Haroa is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.