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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
MILU BADHUK
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- LGD code
- 341247
- Pincode
- 721516
- Post office
- Lalgarh (West Midnapore)
- Population
- 311
- Households
- 80
- Literacy rate
- 73%
- Sex ratio
- 1006 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 133
Census 2011 · in context
How Sonakhali compares
By population, Sonakhali ranks #140 of 287 villages in Sankrail mandal.
Literacy rate
%
73.0%
+8.0% vs mandal average
- Sonakhali
- 73.0%
- Sankrail mandal
- 65.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,006
+24 vs mandal average
- Sonakhali
- 1,006
- Sankrail mandal
- 982
Household size
people per home
3.9
−0.6 vs mandal average
- Sonakhali
- 3.9
- Sankrail mandal
- 4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sonakhali at a glance
Sonakhali is a village of 311 people in 80 households (Census 2011) in Sankrail block, Jhargram district, West Bengal, the 140th-largest of 287 villages in Sankrail block. Literacy is 73%, 8 points above the block average of 65% and the sex ratio is 1,006 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 721516, served by Lalgarh (West Midnapore) post office; the LGD village code is 341247. The sarpanch is MILU BADHUK, and the village votes in Gopiballavpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rajesh Mahata. The population is estimated at 367 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sonakhali
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 15
- Power hours (winter)
- 19
- Primary school
- 0
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 66.34
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 43.74
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Sonakhali
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Sonakhali
- LGD code
- 341247
- Pincode
- 721516
- Post office
- Lalgarh (West Midnapore)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 311
- Population (projected 2026)
- 367
- Households
- 80
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1006
- Literacy rate
- 73.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Jhargram
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Gopiballavpur
- Member of Parliament
- Kalipada Soren
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rajesh Mahata
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- MILU BADHUK
- Block / Mandal
- Sankrail
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-21
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)