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About Sonabari Village

Sonabari is a small village in Raiganj tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 365, made up of 195 males and 170 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonabari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonabari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Raiganj
Pincode 733130
Area (hectares) 129.02 hectares
Population 365
Male Population 195
Female Population 170
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sonabari compares

By the 2011 count Sonabari is the 206th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents. Its 129.02 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Sonabari

Sonabari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sonabari as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Siagram, Sijgram, Sitgram and Sobhanpur. 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 Sonabari

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonabari village had a population of 365. That makes it the 206th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents.

Sonabari village has 195 males and 170 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonabari has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Sonabari is 733130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonabari covers 129.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonabari falls under Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sonabari.

Sonabari is in Raiganj 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 Sonabari today is likely to be higher.

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