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About Sonaojuri Village

Sonaojuri is a large village in Kashipur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,624, made up of 1,347 males and 1,277 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 771.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonaojuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonaojuri village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Kashipur
Pincode 723126
Area (hectares) 771.34 hectares
Population 2,624
Male Population 1,347
Female Population 1,277
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
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 Sonaojuri compares

By the 2011 count Sonaojuri is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 885 residents. Its 771.34 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Sonaojuri

Sonaojuri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sonaojuri 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sonaojuri from other places

Sonaojuri lies about 28 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Anara, about 5.3 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Sonaojuri
Nearest railway station Anara 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Kashipur 6.9 km
Nearest town Adra 9.2 km
District headquarters Puruliya 28 km

Villages closest to Sonaojuri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kashipur tehsil.

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 Sonaojuri

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonaojuri village had a population of 2,624. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 885 residents.

Sonaojuri village has 1,347 males and 1,277 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonaojuri has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Sonaojuri is 723126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonaojuri covers 771.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonaojuri falls under Kashipur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sonaojuri is Anara, about 5.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Sonaojuri.

Sonaojuri is about 28 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonaojuri is in Kashipur tehsil of Puruliya district. Anara is about 5.3 km away. Kashipur is about 6.9 km away. Adra is about 9.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chuna (4.2 km), Balarampur (4.9 km) and Jorapukur Alias Sitarampur (4.9 km).

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

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