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About Shonamui Village

Shonamui is a mid sized village in Ramnagar II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 736, made up of 374 males and 362 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721441, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shonamui Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shonamui village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Ramnagar II
Pincode 721441
Area (hectares) 70.42 hectares
Population 736
Male Population 374
Female Population 362
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
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 Shonamui compares

By the 2011 count Shonamui is the 70th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents. Its 70.42 hectares work out to about 10 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 946.

Getting to Shonamui

Shonamui is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shonamui 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 Satilapur, Senapatibar, Shahapur and Sherpur. 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 Shonamui

As per the Census of India 2011, Shonamui village had a population of 736. That makes it the 70th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents.

Shonamui village has 374 males and 362 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shonamui has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Shonamui is 721441. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shonamui covers 70.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shonamui falls under Ramnagar II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shonamui 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 Shonamui.

Shonamui is in Ramnagar II 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 Shonamui today is likely to be higher.

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