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About Sonamukhi Village

Sonamukhi is a large village in Thakurpukur Mahestola tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,670, made up of 1,888 males and 1,782 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 700141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonamukhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonamukhi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Thakurpukur Mahestola
Pincode 700141
Area (hectares) 126.97 hectares
Population 3,670
Male Population 1,888
Female Population 1,782
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sonamukhi compares

By the 2011 count Sonamukhi is the 8th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,728 residents. Its 126.97 hectares work out to about 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Sonamukhi

Sonamukhi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sonamukhi as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sankharipota, Sarsuna, Saupukuria Sanpukuria and Shibrampur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sonamukhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonamukhi village had a population of 3,670. That makes it the 8th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,728 residents.

Sonamukhi village has 1,888 males and 1,782 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonamukhi has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Sonamukhi is 700141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonamukhi covers 126.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sonamukhi falls under Thakurpukur Mahestola tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The census record for Sonamukhi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sonamukhi.

Sonamukhi is in Thakurpukur Mahestola tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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