Sonatikiri
Sonatikiri | |
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Census Town | |
  Sonatikiri Location in West Bengal, India  Sonatikiri Sonatikiri (India) | |
| Coordinates:22°41′N88°35′E/ 22.68°N 88.59°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | North 24 Parganas |
| Elevation | 11 m (36 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 6,919 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali,English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30(IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-WB |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Website | north24parganas |
Sonatikiriis acensus townin theGaighataCD blockof theBangaon subdivision[1]inNorth 24 Parganas districtin theIndianstateofWest Bengal.
Geography
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Wildlife Sanctuary
M: municipal town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, T: place of tourist interest
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Location
[edit]Sonatikiri is located at22°41′N88°35′E/ 22.68°N 88.59°E.[2]It has an average elevation of 11 m (36 ft).
Nearest towns- Thakurnagar, Chandpara, Gonardanga.
Area overview
[edit]The area shown in the map was a part of Jessore district from 1883.[3][4]At the time ofPartition of Bengal (1947)theRadcliffe Lineplaced the police station areas of Bangaon and Gaighata of Jessore district in India and the area was made a part of 24 Parganas district.[5]The novelistBibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay(Pather Panchali) belonged to this area and many of his writings portray his experience in the area.[6]It is a flat plain located in the lowerGanges Delta.[7]In the densely populated area, 16.33% of the population lives in the urban areas and 83.67% lives in the rural areas.[8][9]
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.
Demographics
[edit]According to the2011 Census of India,Sonatiikri had a total population of 6,919, of which 3,500 (51%) were males and 3,419 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 531. The total number of literate persons in Sonatikri was 5,845 (91.5% of the population over 6 years).[10]
As of 2001[update]Indiacensus,[11]Sonatikiri had a population of 6628. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Sonatikiri has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 70%. In Sonatikiri, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Healthcare
[edit]North 24 Parganas district has been identified as one of the areas where ground water is affected byarsenic contamination.[12]
References
[edit]- ^District-wise list of statutory townsArchived2007-08-09 at theWayback Machine
- ^Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Sonatikiri[permanent dead link]
- ^"Bengal District Gazetteers, Jessore by L.S.S. O'Malley".Chapter II: History, Page/ Section 44.Bengal Secretariat Book Depot, 1912.Retrieved11 May2018.
- ^"District Gazetteer"(PDF).Chapter IX: General Administration, Page 150.Egiye Bangla.Retrieved11 May2018.
- ^"Jessore District Information".Khujbo.com.Retrieved11 May2018.
- ^"Bibhutibhusan Bandopadhyay".Banglapedia.Retrieved22 June2021.
- ^"District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A"(PDF).Page 13.Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal.Retrieved16 April2018.
- ^"District Statistical Handbook".North 24 Parganas 2013, Tables 2.1, 2.2, 2.4b.Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived fromthe originalon 21 January 2019.Retrieved2 May2018.
- ^"District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A"(PDF).Map of North Twenty Four Parganas with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fifth page).Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal.Retrieved2 May2018.
- ^"C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)".West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks.Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India.Retrieved23 March2016.
- ^"Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)".Census Commission of India. Archived fromthe originalon 16 June 2004.Retrieved1 November2008.
- ^"Groundwater Arsenic contamination in West Bengal-India (19 years study )".Groundwater arsenic contamination status of North 24-Parganas district, one of the nine arsenic affected districts of West Bengal-India.SOES. Archived fromthe originalon 27 September 2007.Retrieved24 August2007.
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