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About Sonamui Village

Sonamui is a small village in Narayangarh tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 357, made up of 188 males and 169 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721437, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonamui Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonamui village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Narayangarh
Pincode 721437
Area (hectares) 70.81 hectares
Population 357
Male Population 188
Female Population 169
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
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 Sonamui compares

By the 2011 count Sonamui is the 242nd largest of the 446 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 618 residents. Its 70.81 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Sonamui

Sonamui is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sonamui 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. The nearest villages by name are Shyamchak, Shyamsundarpur, Sitli and Siyaliya. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sonamui

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonamui village had a population of 357. That makes it the 242nd largest of the 446 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 618 residents.

Sonamui village has 188 males and 169 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonamui has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Sonamui is 721437. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonamui covers 70.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonamui falls under Narayangarh tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Sonamui notes the nearest railway station 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 Sonamui.

Sonamui is in Narayangarh tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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