Sonatikiri

Sonatikiri
Sonatikiri
	Census Town
	Sonatikiri Location in West Bengal, India Sonatikiri Sonatikiri (India)
	Coordinates: 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.nic.in

Sonatikiri is a census town in Gaighata CD Block of Bangaon subdivision[1] in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

Sonatikiri is located at 22.68°N 88.59°E / 22.68; 88.59.[2] It has an average elevation of 11 m (36 ft).

Nearest towns- Thakurnagar, Chandpara, Gonardanga.

Demographics

As per 2011 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 below 6 years was 531. The total number of literates in Sonatikri was 5,845 (91.5% of the population over 6 years).[3]

As of 2001 India census,[4] 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

North 24 Parganas district has been identified as one of the areas where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination.[5]

References

District-wise list of statutory towns Archived 2007-08-09 at the Wayback Machine
Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Sonatikiri
"C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
"Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
"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 from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 24 August 2007.

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[1] District-wise list of statutory towns Archived 2007-08-09 at the Wayback Machine

[2] Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Sonatikiri

[census2011-3] "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 23 March 2016.

[4] "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

[5] "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 from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 24 August 2007.