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About Sonagachhi Village

Sonagachhi is a mid sized village in Baruipur tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 604, made up of 315 males and 289 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743610, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonagachhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonagachhi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Baruipur
Pincode 743610
Area (hectares) 85.61 hectares
Population 604
Male Population 315
Female Population 289
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sonagachhi compares

By the 2011 count Sonagachhi is the 116th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents. Its 85.61 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Sonagachhi

The census records public bus service for Sonagachhi as Available within <5 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sonagachhi from other places

Sonagachhi lies about 19 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Dakshin Durgapur, about 1.5 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 Sonagachhi
Nearest railway station Dakshin Durgapur 1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Baruipur 5.1 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 19 km

Villages closest to Sonagachhi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baruipur 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 Sonagachhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonagachhi village had a population of 604. That makes it the 116th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents.

Sonagachhi village has 315 males and 289 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonagachhi has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Sonagachhi is 743610. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonagachhi covers 85.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonagachhi falls under Baruipur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sonagachhi is Dakshin Durgapur, about 1.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Sonagachhi is about 19 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonagachhi is in Baruipur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Dakshin Durgapur is about 1.5 km away. Baruipur is about 5.1 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagdaha (under 2 km), Gopalpur (under 2 km) and Maheshpur (under 2 km).

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

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