About Sonakandi Village

Sonakandi is a mid sized village in Contai III tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 509, made up of 266 males and 243 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721449, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonakandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonakandi village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Tehsil	Contai III
Pincode	721449
Area (hectares)	79.75 hectares
Population	509
Male Population	266
Female Population	243
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	914
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sonakandi compares

By the 2011 count Sonakandi is the 111th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 951 residents. Its 79.75 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Sonakandi

Sonakandi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sonakandi 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Shikhar Patra Bar, Siankabai, Sijua and Sillibari. 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.

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Common questions about Sonakandi

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonakandi village had a population of 509. That makes it the 111th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 951 residents.

Sonakandi village has 266 males and 243 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonakandi has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Sonakandi is 721449. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonakandi covers 79.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonakandi falls under Contai III tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Sonakandi notes the nearest railway station 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 - 10 km distance for Sonakandi.

Sonakandi is in Contai III tehsil of Purba 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.