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About Sonakara Village

Sonakara is a mid sized village in Salbani tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,173, made up of 582 males and 591 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 182 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonakara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonakara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Salbani
Pincode 721129
Area (hectares) 182 hectares
Population 1,173
Male Population 582
Female Population 591
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonakara compares

By the 2011 count Sonakara is the 25th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 460 residents. Its 182 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Sonakara

Sonakara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sonakara as Available within 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 Singpur, Sinhajora, Sirsi and Sitanathpur. 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 Sonakara

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonakara village had a population of 1,173. That makes it the 25th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 460 residents.

Sonakara village has 582 males and 591 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonakara has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Sonakara is 721129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonakara covers 182 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonakara falls under Salbani tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Sonakara notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sonakara.

Sonakara is in Salbani 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 Sonakara today is likely to be higher.

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