Sonakhali, Basanti

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Sonakhali
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 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 (3,100/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 to WB-22, WB-95 to WB-99
Lok Sabha constituency	Jaynagar (SC)
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Basanti (SC)
Website	www.s24pgs.gov.in

Sonakhali is a village within the jurisdiction of the Basanti police station in the Basanti CD block in the Canning subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

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Places in Canning subdivision (Canning I & II, Basanti, Gosaba CD blocks) in South 24 Parganas district
R: rural/ urban centre
Places linked with coastal activity are marked in blue
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Area overview

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 8 census towns in Canning I CD block and only 2 in the rest of the subdivision. The entire district is situated in the Ganges Delta with numerous islands in the southern part of the region. The area (shown in the map alongside) borders on the Sundarbans National Park and a major portion of it is a part of the Sundarbans settlements. It is a flat low-lying area in the South Bidyadhari plains. The Matla River is prominent and there are many streams and water channels locally known as khals. 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.

Location

Sonakhali is located at 22°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).

Demographics

According to the 2011 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]

Civic administration

CD block HQ

The headquarters of the Basanti CD block are located at Sonakhali. ^[7]

Transport

Sonakhali is on the State Highway 3 (locally popular as Basanti Highway). ^[8]

Education

Sonakhali High School is a Bengali-medium co-educational institution, established in 1968. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class XII. ^[9]

Healthcare

Basanti Rural Hospital at Basanti, with 30 beds, is the major government medical facility in the Basanti CD block. ^[10]

References

1. "Fact and Figures". Wb.gov.in. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
2. "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). Nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. p. 85. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
3. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 South Twety-four Parganas". Table 2.1 , 2.2, 2.4b. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
4. "Census of India 2011, West Bengal, District Census Handbook, South Twentyfour Parganas, Series – 20, Part XII-A, Village and Town Directory" (PDF). Page 19, Physiography. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
5. "District Human Development Report: South 24 Parganas". Chapter 9: Sundarbans and the Remote Islanders, p 290-311. Development & Planning Department, Government of West Bengal, 2009. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
6. "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
7. "BDO Offices under South 24 Parganas District". West Bengal Public Library Network, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
8. Google maps
9. "Sonakhali High School". EduGorilla. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
10. "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 29 November 2019.

External links

• Media related to Sonakhali at Wikimedia Commons