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About Sonaria Village

Sonaria is a large village in Budge Budge II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,506, made up of 1,279 males and 1,227 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743377, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonaria village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Budge Budge II
Pincode 743377
Area (hectares) 108.38 hectares
Population 2,506
Male Population 1,279
Female Population 1,227
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
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 Sonaria compares

By the 2011 count Sonaria is the 17th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,217 residents. Its 108.38 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Sonaria

Sonaria is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sonaria 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 Sonaria from other places

Sonaria lies about 30 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Fuleswar, about 16 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 Sonaria
Nearest town Pujali 13 km
Nearest railway station Fuleswar 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Budge Budge II 30 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 30 km

Villages closest to Sonaria

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

Common questions about Sonaria

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonaria village had a population of 2,506. That makes it the 17th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,217 residents.

Sonaria village has 1,279 males and 1,227 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonaria has about 959 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 959.

The pincode recorded for Sonaria is 743377. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonaria covers 108.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sonaria falls under Budge Budge II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sonaria is Fuleswar, about 16 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 Sonaria.

Sonaria 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.

Sonaria is in Budge Budge II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Pujali is about 13 km away. Fuleswar is about 16 km away. Budge Budge II is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Neiya (under 2 km), Barea (under 2 km) and Satsa (under 2 km).

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

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