About Sonagar Village

Sonagar is a large village in Gosaba tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,391, made up of 1,723 males and 1,668 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 476.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743370, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonagar village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Gosaba
Pincode	743370
Area (hectares)	476.47 hectares
Population	3,391
Male Population	1,723
Female Population	1,668
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	968
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonagar compares

By the 2011 count Sonagar is the 39th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,932 residents. Its 476.47 hectares work out to about 7.1 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 956.

Getting to Sonagar

Sonagar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sonagar as Available within 5 - 10 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sonagar from other places

Sonagar lies about 40 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Canning, about 24 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 Sonagar
Tehsil headquarters	Gosaba	4.4 km
Nearest railway station	Canning	24 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	40 km

Villages closest to Sonagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonagar village had a population of 3,391. That makes it the 39th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,932 residents.

Sonagar village has 1,723 males and 1,668 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonagar has about 968 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 956.

The pincode recorded for Sonagar is 743370. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonagar covers 476.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonagar falls under Gosaba tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sonagar is Canning, about 24 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 - 10 km distance for Sonagar.

Sonagar is about 40 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.

Sonagar is in Gosaba tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Gosaba is about 4.4 km away. Canning is about 24 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.