About Sonpur Village

Sonpur is a large village in Bhangar II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,323, made up of 1,693 males and 1,630 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonpur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Bhangar II
Pincode	743502
Area (hectares)	95.52 hectares
Population	3,323
Male Population	1,693
Female Population	1,630
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	963
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonpur compares

By the 2011 count Sonpur is the 34th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,112 residents. Its 95.52 hectares work out to about 35 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Sonpur

Sonpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sonpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Sonpur from other places

Sonpur lies about 30 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Sonarpur Junction, about under 2 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 Sonpur
Nearest town	Rajpur Sonarpur	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Sonarpur Junction	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhangar II	30 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	30 km

Villages closest to Sonpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhangar II 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 Sonpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonpur village had a population of 3,323. That makes it the 34th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,112 residents.

Sonpur village has 1,693 males and 1,630 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonpur has about 963 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 Sonpur is 743502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonpur covers 95.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 35 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sonpur falls under Bhangar II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sonpur is Sonarpur Junction, about under 2 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 village for Sonpur.

Sonpur is about 30 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.

Sonpur is in Bhangar II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Rajpur Sonarpur is about under 2 km away. Sonarpur Junction is about under 2 km away. Bhangar II is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.