About Sonatikri Village

Sonatikri is one of the larger villages in Jaynagar II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 15,536, made up of 8,022 males and 7,514 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1585.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743349, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonatikri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonatikri village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Jaynagar II
Pincode	743349
Area (hectares)	1585.96 hectares
Population	15,536
Male Population	8,022
Female Population	7,514
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	937
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 Sonatikri compares

By the 2011 count Sonatikri is the 4th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 5,102 residents. Its 1585.96 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Sonatikri

Sonatikri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sonatikri 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 Sonatikri from other places

Sonatikri lies about 20 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Mathurapur Road, about 18 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 Sonatikri
Nearest railway station	Mathurapur Road	18 km
Nearest town	Jaynagar Majilpur	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jaynagar II	20 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	20 km

Villages closest to Sonatikri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonatikri village had a population of 15,536. That makes it the 4th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,102 residents.

Sonatikri village has 8,022 males and 7,514 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonatikri has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Sonatikri is 743349. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonatikri covers 1585.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonatikri falls under Jaynagar II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sonatikri is Mathurapur Road, about 18 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 Sonatikri.

Sonatikri is about 20 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.

Sonatikri is in Jaynagar II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Mathurapur Road is about 18 km away. Jaynagar Majilpur is about 20 km away. Jaynagar II is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.