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%.
By population, Sonj ranks #13 of 113 villages in Mayureswar - I mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sonj is a village of 2,875 people in 721 households (Census 2011) in Mayureswar - I block, Birbhum district, West Bengal, the 13th-largest of 113 villages in Mayureswar - I block. Literacy is 60%, 2 points below the block average of 62% and the sex ratio is 991 women per 1,000 men. It lies 11 km from the Birbhum district centre, 5 km from Mayureswar, the nearest town, 5 km from Gadadharpur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 731216, served by Mallarpur post office; the LGD village code is 316567. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital,Kundala, 6 km away. The sarpanch is MALATI MURMU, and the village votes in Mayureswar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dudh Kumar Mondal. The population is estimated at 3,216 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
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| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sonj · this village | 2,875 | 60% | — |
| Jot Rajchandra · Mayureswar - I | 263 | 43% | 0.8 km SE |
| Baragan · Mayureswar - I | 332 | 76% | 1.3 km SW |
| Singari · Angara | 2,025 | 51% | 1.6 km E |
| Singari · Masalia | 441 | 40% | 1.6 km E |
| Singari · Mayureswar - II | 398 | 71% | 1.6 km E |
| Paschim Ramcandrapur · Mayureswar - I | 712 | 74% | 1.8 km W |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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