Sonarpur Subdivision - South 24 Parganas, West Bengal

Sonarpur is an administrative subdivision in the South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and forms part of the district's rural administration. The nearest railway station is situated at Sonarpur Junction, while the nearest airport is Behala Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 13.8 km.

According to the 2011 Census, the total area of the subdivision was 140 km², including 123.54 km² of rural area and 16.14 km² of urban area. The sex ratio was 959 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Sonarpur Subdivision

Sonarpur Subdivision has a total of 72 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	Andharia	Rural	Langalberia
2	Arapanch	Rural	Sonarpur-Ii
3	Atghara	Rural	Kheyadaha-Ii
4	Badehugli	Rural	Poleghat
5	Bamangachhi	Rural	Langalberia
6	Banhugli	Rural	Banhooghly-Ii
7	Bara Gachhia	Rural	Langalberia
8	Baruli	Rural	Langalberia
9	Benebou	Rural	Kalikapur-Ii
10	Bhabanipur	Rural	Sonarpur-Ii
11	Bhagabanpur	Rural	Kheyadaha-Ii
12	Bidyadharpur (Ct)	Rural	Sonarpur-Ii
13	Chak Baria (Ct)	Rural	Kalikapur-I
14	Chak Kolarkhal	Rural	Kheyadaha-Ii
15	Chandpur	Rural	Kamrabad
16	Danga (Ct)	Rural	Banhooghly-Ii
17	Deara	Rural	Kheyadaha-Ii
18	Dihi	Rural	Kamrabad
19	Dingelpota	Rural	Bangooghly-I
20	Gangajora	Rural	Kamrabad
21	Garal	Rural	Pratapnagar
22	Goalapota	Rural	Kheyadaha-I
23	Gobindapur	Rural	Langalberia
24	Gopal Pur	Rural	Sonarpur-Ii
25	Hasanpur	Rural	Kalikapur-Ii
26	Hasanpur	Rural	Sonarpur-Ii
27	Hogalkuria	Rural	Bangooghly-I
28	Jafarpur	Rural	Kalikapur-Ii
29	Jagadishpur	Rural	Kamrabad
30	Jagatipata	Rural	Kheyadaha-Ii
31	Jardaha	Rural	Kalikapur-I
32	Jaynagar	Rural	Langalberia
33	Joyenpur	Rural	Bangooghly-I
34	Joykrishnapur Chairi	Rural	Banhooghly-Ii
35	Kalikapur (Ct)	Rural	Kalikapur-I
36	Kantipota	Rural	Kheyadaha-Ii
37	Karimpur	Rural	Kheyadaha-Ii
38	Kghodhati	Rural	Kheyadaha-I
39	Kharigoda	Rural	Kalikapur-Ii
40	Kharki	Rural	Kheyadaha-Ii
41	Kheadaha	Rural	Kheyadaha-I
42	Khurigochhi	Rural	Kamrabad
43	Kumar Pukuria	Rural	Kheyadaha-I
44	Kustia	Rural	Pratapnagar
45	Langalber	Rural	Langalberia
46	Makrampur	Rural	Pratapnagar
47	Mali Pukuria	Rural	Sonarpur-Ii
48	Mathurapur	Rural	Sonarpur-Ii
49	Metiari	Rural	Pratapnagar
50	Mukundapur	Rural	Kheyadaha-Ii
51	Muragachha	Rural	Kalikapur-I
52	Nabhasan	Rural	Pratapnagar
53	Natagachhi	Rural	Kalikapur-I
54	Nayabad	Rural	Kheyadaha-I
55	Palghat	Rural	Poleghat
56	Pratapnagar	Rural	Pratapnagar
57	Radhaballavpur	Rural	Langalberia
58	Radhanagar (Ct)	Rural	Kamrabad
59	Raghabpur	Rural	Poleghat
60	Raghunathpur	Rural	Poleghat
61	Ramchandrapur (Ct)	Rural	Bangooghly-I
62	Rampur	Rural	Sonarpur-Ii
63	Ranabhutia	Rural	Kheyadaha-Ii
64	Raypur	Rural	Kalikapur-Ii
65	Sahebpur (Ct)	Rural	Kalikapur-Ii
66	Samukpota	Rural	Pratapnagar
67	Sangur	Rural	Pratapnagar
68	Sarmastapur	Rural	Poleghat
69	Sri Krishnapur	Rural	Langalberia
70	Srirampur	Rural	Langalberia
71	Tardaha	Rural	Kheyadaha-I
72	Tihuria	Rural	Kheyadaha-I

Population of Sonarpur Subdivision

According to the 2011 Census, Sonarpur Subdivision had a total population of 2,19,863 people living in 51,502 households. The population comprised 1,12,238 males and 1,07,625 females, with an average population density of 1,574 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	2,19,863	1,75,713	44,150
Male Population	1,12,238	89,706	22,532
Female Population	1,07,625	86,007	21,618
Total Households	51,502	41,080	10,422
Population Density	1,574 / km²	1,422 / km²	2,735 / km²

Sonarpur Subdivision had 1,56,911 literate people and 22,880 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 1,16,950 and 3,069 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Child Population (Age 0–6)	22,880	18,474	4,406
Literate Population	1,56,911	1,24,666	32,245
Illiterate Population	62,952	51,047	11,905
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	1,16,950	95,836	21,114
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	3,069	2,950	119

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)	Sonarpur (सोनारपुर)
District	South 24 Parganas
State / UT	West Bengal
Railway Station	Sonarpur Junction
Total Area	140 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	959
Total Population (2011)	2,19,863
Density	1,574/km²
Total Villages	72

Nearby Subdivisions in South 24 Parganas
Baruipur	Bhangar - I
Bhangar - II	Bishnupur - I
Bishnupur - II	Budge Budge - I
Budge Budge - II	Canning - I
Canning - II	Thakurpukur Mahestola