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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Sonj is a village in Mayureswar - I mandal, Birbhum district, West Bengal, with a population of 2,875 across 721 households. The village has a literacy rate of 59.9%.
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- LGD code
- 316567
- Pincode
- 731216
- Post office
- Mallarpur
- Population
- 2,875
- Households
- 721
- Literacy rate
- 59.9%
- Sex ratio
- 991 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,318
- Distance to district centre
- 11 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 6 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 173 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 1167 km
- Nearest railway station
- Gadadharpur · 5 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital,Kundala · 6 km
జనగణన 2011 · పోలిక
Sonj ఇతరులతో పోలిస్తే
By population, Sonj ranks #13 of 113 villages in Mayureswar - I mandal.
Literacy rate
%
59.9%
−2.1% vs mandal average
- Sonj
- 59.9%
- Mayureswar - I mandal
- 62.0%
- Birbhum district
- 61.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
991
+30 vs mandal average
- Sonj
- 991
- Mayureswar - I mandal
- 961
Household size
people per home
4.0
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Sonj
- 4.0
- Mayureswar - I mandal
- 4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sonj ఒక్క చూపులో
Sonj పశ్చిమ బెంగాల్లోని బిర్బం జిల్లా, Mayureswar - I బ్లాక్లో 2,875 జనాభా 721 కుటుంబాలలో (జనగణన 2011) గల గ్రామం, Mayureswar - I బ్లాక్లోని 113 గ్రామాలలో 13వ పెద్దది. అక్షరాస్యత 60%, బ్లాక్ సగటు 62% కంటే 2 పాయింట్లు తక్కువ మరియు లింగ నిష్పత్తి ప్రతి 1,000 పురుషులకు 991 మహిళలు. ఇది బిర్బం జిల్లా కేంద్రం నుండి 11 కి.మీ, సమీప పట్టణం Mayureswar నుండి 5 కి.మీ, Gadadharpur రైల్వే స్టేషన్ నుండి 5 కి.మీ ఉంది (సరళ రేఖ దూరాలు). పిన్కోడ్ 731216, Mallarpur పోస్టాఫీసు పరిధిలో; LGD గ్రామ కోడ్ 316567. సమీప ఆసుపత్రి/ఆరోగ్య కేంద్రం Government Hospital,Kundala, 6 కి.మీ దూరంలో. సర్పంచ్ MALATI MURMU; గ్రామం Mayureswar అసెంబ్లీ నియోజకవర్గంలో ఉంది, ఎమ్మెల్యే Dudh Kumar Mondal. 2026లో జనాభా సుమారు 3,216, 2011 జనగణన కంటే 12% ఎక్కువ.
గ్రామ పంచాయతీ: Jhikodda →
సమీప గ్రామాల పోలిక
పక్కపక్కన పోల్చండి →| గ్రామం | జనాభా | అక్షరాస్యత | దూరం |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sonj · ఈ గ్రామం | 2,875 | 60% | — |
| Jot Rajchandra · Mayureswar - I | 263 | 43% | 0.8 కి.మీ SE |
| Baragan · Mayureswar - I | 332 | 76% | 1.3 కి.మీ SW |
| Singari · Angara | 2,025 | 51% | 1.6 కి.మీ E |
| Singari · Masalia | 441 | 40% | 1.6 కి.మీ E |
| Singari · Mayureswar - II | 398 | 71% | 1.6 కి.మీ E |
| Paschim Ramcandrapur · Mayureswar - I | 712 | 74% | 1.8 కి.మీ W |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sonj
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 20
- Power hours (winter)
- 22
- Primary school
- 3
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 582.68
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 450
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Sonj
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
ముఖ్య వివరాలు — Sonj
- LGD code
- 316567
- Pincode
- 731216
- Post office
- Mallarpur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,875
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,216
- Households
- 721
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 991
- Literacy rate
- 59.9%
- Coordinates
- 24.01820°N, 87.73875°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bolpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Mayureswar
- Member of Parliament
- Asit Kumar Mal
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Dudh Kumar Mondal
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- MALATI MURMU
- Block / Mandal
- Mayureswar - I
చేరుకోవడం
Sonj ఎలా చేరుకోవాలి
నగరాలకు దూరం · సరళ రేఖ
- Kolkata173 kmcapital
- Delhi1167 km
- Hyderabad1212 km
- Chennai1448 km
రకం వారీగా సమీపం · ప్రాంతంలో ఎక్కడైనా
- Railway stationGadadharpur5 km
- Bus stopLabpur New Bus Stand24 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital,Kundala6 km
- ATM / bankAllahabad Bank23 km
- Petrol pumpTibriwala Petrol Pump25 km
- CollegeRaja Birendra Chandra College31 km
- Police stationGuskara Police station60 km
అదే పిన్కోడ్
Villages sharing pincode 731216
- MallarpurMayureswar - I mandal6,471 pop
- BaraturigramMayureswar - I mandal5,968 pop
- SanakpurMayureswar - I mandal5,050 pop
- SekhpurMayureswar - I mandal4,638 pop
- HazipurMayureswar - I mandal4,345 pop
- RangtaraMayureswar - I mandal4,120 pop
- BirchandrapurMayureswar - I mandal3,808 pop
- LachhiatorMayureswar - I mandal3,267 pop
- DabukMayureswar - I mandal3,096 pop
Sonj సమీప గ్రామాలు
Mayureswar - I మండలంలోని ఇతర గ్రామాలు
View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)