Sonamukhi Subdivision - Bankura, West Bengal

Sonamukhi is an administrative subdivision in the Bankura district of West Bengal, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Sonamukhi is the main town for most villages within the subdivision. The nearest railway station is situated at Panagarh, while the nearest airport is Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 31.7 km.

The total area of the subdivision is 375 km², including 375.30 km² rural area and 0.00 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 944 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Sonamukhi Subdivision

Sonamukhi Subdivision has a total of 186 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Subdivision, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.	Village Name	Category	Gram Panchayat
1	Alampur	Rural	Dihipara
2	Aligang	Rural	Dhulai
3	Amghata	Rural	Dhansimla
4	Amrita Para	Rural	Radhamohanpur
5	Amshol	Rural	Dhulai
6	Aralkola	Rural	Panchal
7	Baghmari	Rural	Manikbazar
8	Baharpur	Rural	Dhansimla
9	Bahulia	Rural	Hamirhati
10	Baikunthapur (P)	Rural	Hamirhati
11	Balarampur	Rural	Manikbazar
12	Ban Parulia	Rural	Purba-Nabasan
13	Bandi Rampur	Rural	Dihipara
14	Bank Simla	Rural	Pearbera
15	Bara	Rural	Purba-Nabasan
16	Bara Naryanpur	Rural	Hamirhati
17	Barachatra	Rural	Pearbera
18	Baruibera	Rural	Purba-Nabasan
19	Basu Nandanpur	Rural	Pearbera
20	Basudebpur	Rural	Dihipara
21	Basumara	Rural	Hamirhati
22	Belgaria	Rural	Dihipara
23	Beloa	Rural	Radhamohanpur
24	Beshia	Rural	Radhamohanpur
25	Bhabanipur	Rural	Panchal
26	Bhaluk Khan	Rural	Radhamohanpur
27	Bhat Pushkarini	Rural	Manikbazar
28	Bhatpara	Rural	Purba-Nabasan
29	Bhedomushal	Rural	Kochdihi
30	Bhula	Rural	Kochdihi
31	Bidyadharpur	Rural	Dhulai
32	Birchandrapur	Rural	Dihipara
33	Birsingpur	Rural	Pearbera
34	Bneshe	Rural	Dhansimla
35	Bondalhati	Rural	Radhamohanpur
36	Brindabanpur	Rural	Radhamohanpur
37	Brojanathpur	Rural	Manikbazar
38	Chaitanpur	Rural	Dhulai
39	Chakai	Rural	Pearbera
40	Chakdhoyakure	Rural	Dhansimla
41	Chandansaer	Rural	Pearbera
42	Chaulya	Rural	Pearbera
43	Chhota Narayanpur	Rural	Dihipara
44	Churamanipur	Rural	Kochdihi
45	Dakshinsol	Rural	Manikbazar
46	Dariapur	Rural	Purba-Nabasan
47	Dhan Simla	Rural	Dhansimla
48	Dharmapur	Rural	Dhulai
49	Dhondar	Rural	Purba-Nabasan
50	Dhulai	Rural	Radhamohanpur
51	Dhulat	Rural	Dhulai
52	Dihipara	Rural	Dihipara
53	Dubrajhati	Rural	Hamirhati
54	Goltor	Rural	Dhulai
55	Gop Bandi	Rural	Hamirhati
56	Gopalpur	Rural	Manikbazar
57	Gopdanga	Rural	Purba-Nabasan
58	Gopikantapur	Rural	Dhulai
59	Gopinathpur	Rural	Purba-Nabasan
60	Gopinathpur	Rural	Panchal
61	Gopinathpur	Rural	Manikbazar
62	Goursunderpur	Rural	Dhulai
63	Gram Pushkarini	Rural	Dihipara
64	Hamirhati	Rural	Hamirhati
65	Harishchandrapur	Rural	Pearbera
66	Hikimband	Rural	Panchal
67	Hurhurjangar	Rural	Manikbazar
68	Ichharia	Rural	Panchal
69	Indkata	Rural	Dhansimla
70	Isabpur	Rural	Radhamohanpur
71	Jaga Mohanpur	Rural	Radhamohanpur
72	Jambani	Rural	Hamirhati
73	Jamdoba	Rural	Panchal
74	Jashra	Rural	Hamirhati
75	Jaynagar	Rural	Dihipara
76	Jaypur	Rural	Pearbera
77	Jhujka	Rural	Manikbazar
78	Junshara	Rural	Dhansimla
79	Kalyanpur	Rural	Kochdihi
80	Kamardanga	Rural	Pearbera
81	Kamargram	Rural	Kochdihi
82	Kanaipur	Rural	Panchal
83	Karachmani Khayarsol	Rural	Manikbazar
84	Karjbani	Rural	Dhulai
85	Kashipur	Rural	Purba-Nabasan
86	Katnia	Rural	Pearbera
87	Kendua	Rural	Kochdihi
88	Keneti	Rural	Dihipara
89	Kesheshol	Rural	Kochdihi
90	Khaer Bani	Rural	Dhulai
91	Khag Baikunthapur	Rural	Panchal
92	Khausa	Rural	Hamirhati
93	Khayrakure	Rural	Kochdihi
94	Khidirpur	Rural	Pearbera
95	Kochdihi	Rural	Kochdihi
96	Krishna Nagar	Rural	Pearbera
97	Krishna Sayer	Rural	Panchal
98	Krishnabati	Rural	Manikbazar
99	Kshetramohanpur (P)	Rural	Radhamohanpur
100	Kubir Bandh	Rural	Pearbera
101	Kuchiagopalpur	Rural	Dhansimla
102	Kuldanga	Rural	Radhamohanpur
103	Kunda Pushkarini	Rural	Purba-Nabasan
104	Kutem Adhabpur	Rural	Panchal
105	Mach Doba	Rural	Manikbazar
106	Madanmohanpur	Rural	Dhulai
107	Mahanpur	Rural	Radhamohanpur
108	Mahespur (P)	Rural	Radhamohanpur
109	Maitya	Rural	Dihipara
110	Majir Danga	Rural	Pearbera
111	Manik Bazar	Rural	Manikbazar
112	Manush Mari	Rural	Dhulai
113	Mathurabati	Rural	Hamirhati
114	Merashol	Rural	Dhulai
115	Methra	Rural	Radhamohanpur
116	Moheshpur	Rural	Manikbazar
117	Nabagram	Rural	Dihipara
118	Nachanhati	Rural	Dhulai
119	Nanda Mohanpur	Rural	Purba-Nabasan
120	Narayan Sundari	Rural	Manikbazar
121	Naruala	Rural	Dhansimla
122	Nischintapur	Rural	Purba-Nabasan
123	Nityanandapur	Rural	Radhamohanpur
124	Nityanandapur	Rural	Manikbazar
125	Palashdanga	Rural	Dihipara
126	Palshare	Rural	Dhulai
127	Palshura	Rural	Purba-Nabasan
128	Panasol	Rural	Purba-Nabasan
129	Panchal	Rural	Panchal
130	Panchkula	Rural	Radhamohanpur
131	Parbbatia	Rural	Hamirhati
132	Paschim Dubrajpur	Rural	Pearbera
133	Paschim Nabasan	Rural	Hamirhati
134	Paschim Nandarampur	Rural	Pearbera
135	Paschim Patrahati	Rural	Dhulai
136	Pathan Palashi	Rural	Dhulai
137	Pathara	Rural	Kochdihi
138	Patharmara	Rural	Kochdihi
139	Patjor	Rural	Hamirhati
140	Patsol	Rural	Hamirhati
141	Pear Bera	Rural	Pearbera
142	Prayagpur	Rural	Pearbera
143	Purba Dubrajpur	Rural	Purba-Nabasan
144	Purba Nabasan	Rural	Purba-Nabasan
145	Purba Nandarampur	Rural	Dihipara
146	Purba Patrahati	Rural	Radhamohanpur
147	Radha Mohanpur	Rural	Radhamohanpur
148	Radhakrishnapur	Rural	Pearbera
149	Radhakrishnapur	Rural	Kochdihi
150	Radharamanpur	Rural	Pearbera
151	Rajda	Rural	Dhansimla
152	Rajgola	Rural	Dhulai
153	Ramchandrapur	Rural	Radhamohanpur
154	Rampur	Rural	Kochdihi
155	Rampur	Rural	Hamirhati
156	Rang Sayer	Rural	Manikbazar
157	Ranga Matiya	Rural	Dihipara
158	Rani Bandh	Rural	Dhansimla
159	Ranpur	Rural	Purba-Nabasan
160	Ratnapur	Rural	Hamirhati
161	Rautara	Rural	Radhamohanpur
162	Rupat Ganj	Rural	Hamirhati
163	Ruppal	Rural	Dhulai
164	Rupuisar	Rural	Radhamohanpur
165	Sahapur	Rural	Dihipara
166	Saheb Ganj	Rural	Radhamohanpur
167	Salda	Rural	Purba-Nabasan
168	Samanta Bandi	Rural	Dihipara
169	Sapuradihi	Rural	Dhansimla
170	Shalchaturia	Rural	Hamirhati
171	Shibdanga	Rural	Pearbera
172	Shitaljor	Rural	Pearbera
173	Shuksayer	Rural	Panchal
174	Shyamnagar	Rural	Purba-Nabasan
175	Shyamsundarpur	Rural	Hamirhati
176	Siltya (P)	Rural	Radhamohanpur
177	Simla	Rural	Pearbera
178	Sitarampur	Rural	Kochdihi
179	Sona Dwipa	Rural	Purba-Nabasan
180	Sonamukhi (P)	Rural	Dhansimla
181	Telrui	Rural	Purba-Nabasan
182	Tiura	Rural	Kochdihi
183	Tulardihi	Rural	Manikbazar
184	Ulai	Rural	Pearbera
185	Uttar Dariapur	Rural	Radhamohanpur
186	Uttar Pearbera	Rural	Pearbera

Population of Sonamukhi Subdivision

As per the Census 2011, Sonamukhi Subdivision has a total population of 1,58,697 people, consisting of 81,610 males and 77,087 females. There are 35,022 households in the subdivision with an average population density of 423 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	1,58,697	1,58,697	0
Male Population	81,610	81,610	0
Female Population	77,087	77,087	0
Total Households	35,022	35,022	0
Population Density	423 / km²	423 / km²	0 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the subdivision has 92,500 literate people and 18,881 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 69,646 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 5,560 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

Category	Total	Rural
Child Population (Age 0–6)	18,881	18,881
Literate Population	92,500	92,500
Illiterate Population	66,197	66,197
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	69,646	69,646
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	5,560	5,560

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.

Subdivision Overview
Subdivision (Hindi)	Sonamukhi (सोनामुखी)
District	Bankura
State / UT	West Bengal
Railway Station	Panagarh
Total Area	375 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	944
Total Population (2011)	1,58,697
Density	423/km²
Total Villages	186

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Bankura - I	Bankura - II
Barjora	Chhatna
Indpur	Indus
Jaypur	Kotulpur
Patrasayer	Vishnupur