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About Sonabanda Village

Sonabanda is a mid sized village in Hemtabad tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,098, made up of 574 males and 524 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonabanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonabanda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Hemtabad
Pincode 733144
Area (hectares) 80.1 hectares
Population 1,098
Male Population 574
Female Population 524
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonabanda compares

By the 2011 count Sonabanda is the 52nd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,246 residents. Its 80.1 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Sonabanda

Sonabanda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sonabanda 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sekhpura, Shasan, Simla and Simuldanga. 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 Sonabanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonabanda village had a population of 1,098. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,246 residents.

Sonabanda village has 574 males and 524 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonabanda has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Sonabanda is 733144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonabanda covers 80.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonabanda falls under Hemtabad tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Sonabanda notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Sonabanda.

Sonabanda is in Hemtabad tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur 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 Sonabanda today is likely to be higher.

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