Sonakhali, Paschim Medinipur

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Rupnarayan River

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Uttar Bar

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Radhanagar

H

Radhakantapur

H

Palashpai

H

Narajole

H

Laoda

H

Lachhipur

H

Kotalpur

H

Jayantipur

H

Jalshara

H

Iswarpur

H

Gobindanagar

H

Gangadaspur

H

Dihi Baliharpur

H

Chaipat

H

Baikunthapur

H

Alui

H

Ajuria

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Birsingha

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Sonakhali

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Daspur

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Ramjibanpur

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Khirpai

M

Kharar

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Ghatal

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Chandrakona

   

Cities and towns in Ghatal subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district
M: municipal city/ town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Sonakhali is located at 22°33′12.0″N 87°46′14.2″E / 22.553333°N 87.770611°E / 22.553333; 87.770611.

Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, scholar, social reformer and a key figure of the Bengal Renaissance, was born at Birsingha on 26 September 1820.^[1][2]

Ghatal subdivision, shown in the map alongside, has alluvial soils. Around 85% of the total cultivated area is cropped more than once.^[3] It has a density of population of 1,099 per km², but being a small subdivision only a little over a fifth of the people in the district reside in this subdivision. 14.33% of the population lives in urban areas and 86.67% lives in the rural areas.^[4]

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

The headquarters of Daspur II CD block are located at Sonakhali.^[5]

As per 2011 Census of India Sonakhali had a total population of 2,014 of which 1,008 (50%) were males and 1,006 (50%) were females. Population below 6 years was 213. The total number of literates in Sonakhali was 1,544 (76.66% of the population over 6 years).^[6]