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About Sonakhali Village

Sonakhali is a small village in Sankrail tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 311, made up of 155 males and 156 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonakhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonakhali village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Sankrail
Pincode 721135
Area (hectares) 66.34 hectares
Population 311
Male Population 155
Female Population 156
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonakhali compares

By the 2011 count Sonakhali is the 133rd largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 466 residents. Its 66.34 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Sonakhali

Sonakhali is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sonakhali 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sijdiha, Simulia, Sindurgaura and Singla. 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 Sonakhali

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonakhali village had a population of 311. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 466 residents.

Sonakhali village has 155 males and 156 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonakhali has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Sonakhali is 721135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonakhali covers 66.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonakhali falls under Sankrail tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Sonakhali 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 km distance for Sonakhali.

Sonakhali is in Sankrail 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 Sonakhali today is likely to be higher.

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