Sonakhali | |
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Village | |
  Sonakhali Location in West Bengal Show map of West Bengal Sonakhali Location in India Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:22°12′45″N88°42′48″E / 22.2125°N 88.7133°E /22.2125; 88.7133 | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  West Bengal |
| District | South 24 Parganas |
| CD block | Basanti |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.80 km2 (3.40 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 10,582 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,110/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali[1][2] |
| • Additional official | English[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 743312 |
| Telephone code | +91 3218 |
| Vehicle registration | WB-19 toWB-22,WB-95 toWB-99 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Jaynagar (SC) |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Basanti (SC) |
| Website | www |
Sonakhali is a village within the jurisdiction of theBasanti police station in theBasantiCD block in theCanning subdivision of theSouth 24 Parganas district in theIndianstate ofWest Bengal.
Canning subdivision has a very low level of urbanization. Only 12.37% of the population lives in the urban areas and 87.63% lives in the rural areas. There are 8census towns in Canning I CD block and only 2 in the rest of the subdivision. The entire district is situated in theGanges Delta with numerous islands in the southern part of the region. The area (shown in the map alongside) borders on theSundarbans National Park and a major portion of it is a part of theSundarbans settlements. It is a flat low-lying area in the South Bidyadhari plains. TheMatla River is prominent and there are many streams and water channels locally known askhals. A comparatively recent country-wide development is the guarding of the coastal areas with a special coastal force.[3][4][5]
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Sonakhali is located at22°12′45″N88°42′48″E / 22.2125°N 88.7133°E /22.2125; 88.7133. It has an average elevation of 6 metres (20 ft).
According to the2011 Census of India, Sonakhali had a total population of 10,582, of which 5,243 (51%) were males and 5,159 (49%) were females. There were 1,654 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate persons in Sonakhali was 6,495 (72.75% of the population over 6 years).[6]
The headquarters of the Basanti CD block are located at Sonakhali.[7]
Sonakhali is on theState Highway 3 (locally popular as Basanti Highway).[8]
Sonakhali High School is aBengali-medium co-educational institution, established in 1968. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class XII.[9]
Basanti Rural Hospital atBasanti, with 30 beds, is the major government medical facility in the Basanti CD block.[10]
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