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About Sonapada Village

Sonapada is a small village in Egra I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 455, made up of 233 males and 222 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721447, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonapada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonapada village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Egra I
Pincode 721447
Area (hectares) 47.55 hectares
Population 455
Male Population 233
Female Population 222
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
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 Sonapada compares

By the 2011 count Sonapada is the 92nd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents. Its 47.55 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Sonapada

Sonapada is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sonapada 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 Sholpatia, Shwnia, Sijua Sarifabad and Sindwria. 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 Sonapada

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonapada village had a population of 455. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents.

Sonapada village has 233 males and 222 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonapada has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Sonapada is 721447. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonapada covers 47.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonapada falls under Egra I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Sonapada 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 Sonapada.

Sonapada is in Egra I 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.

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

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