About Sonakhali Village

Sonakhali is one of the larger villages in Basanti tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,582, made up of 5,423 males and 5,159 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 879.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonakhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonakhali village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Basanti
Pincode	743312
Area (hectares)	879.66 hectares
Population	10,582
Male Population	5,423
Female Population	5,159
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	951
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonakhali compares

By the 2011 count Sonakhali is the 8th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 5,158 residents. Its 879.66 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Sonakhali

Sonakhali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sonakhali as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sonakhali from other places

Sonakhali lies about 31 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Canning, about 10 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 Sonakhali
Tehsil headquarters	Basanti	2.6 km
Nearest railway station	Canning	10 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	31 km

Villages closest to Sonakhali

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

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Common questions about Sonakhali

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonakhali village had a population of 10,582. That makes it the 8th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,158 residents.

Sonakhali village has 5,423 males and 5,159 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonakhali has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Sonakhali is 743312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonakhali covers 879.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonakhali falls under Basanti tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sonakhali is Canning, about 10 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sonakhali.

Sonakhali is about 31 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.

Sonakhali is in Basanti tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Basanti is about 2.6 km away. Canning is about 10 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.