Sonkair, Balurghat, Dinajpur Dakshin, West Bengal, India

Content updated on November 14, 2024.

Geographic Location of Sonkair


The village Sonkair is located in Balurghat C.D.Block of Dinajpur Dakshin District in the State of West Bengal in India. It comes under Balurghat Community Development Block.

Travel and Communication for Sonkair


There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Sonkair,
Dinajpur Dakshin,
West Bengal, India
PIN - 733102

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Sonkair


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Sonkair is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Sonkair is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Sonkair


As per available data from the year 2009, 554 persons live in 144 house holds in the village Sonkair. There are 263 female individuals and 291 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 47.47% and males constitute 52.53% of the total population.

There are 32 scheduled castes persons of which 14 are females and 18 are males. Females constitute 43.75% and males constitute 56.25% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 5.78% of the total population.

There are 195 scheduled tribes persons of which 97 are females and 98 are males. Females constitute 49.74% and males constitute 50.26% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 35.2% of the total population.

Population density of Sonkair is 355.79 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Sonkair


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Total area of Sonkair is 155.71 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 132.65 ha. About 100.65 ha is un-irrigated area. About 32 ha is irrigated area. About 30 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 2 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 23.06 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Sonkair


There is a government pre-primary school in the village Sonkair.

There is a government primary school in the village Sonkair.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Ristara, which is less than 5 kms away from Sonkair.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Ristara, which is less than 5 kms away from Sonkair.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Balurghat, which is 5-10 kms away from Sonkair.

Colleges in Sonkair


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Balurghat, which is 5-10 kms away from Sonkair.

There are no engineering colleges in the village Sonkair or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no medical colleges in the village Sonkair or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no management institutes in the village Sonkair or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no polytechnic institutes in the village Sonkair or anywhere in the nearby villages.

Other Educational Facilities in Sonkair


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Ristara, which is less than 5 kms away from Sonkair.

There are no non formal training centres in the village Sonkair or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no differently abled schools in the village Sonkair or anywhere in the nearby villages.

Healthcare Facilities in Sonkair


There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Sonkair.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Sonkair.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Sonkair.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Sonkair.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Sonkair.

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Sonkair.

There is no alternative medicine hospital in the village Sonkair or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Sonkair.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Sonkair.

There is no mobile health centre in the village Sonkair or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Sonkair.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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