Geographic Location of Sokna

The village Sokna is located in Kanksa C.D.Block of Paschim Bardhaman District in the State of West Bengal in India. It comes under Kanksa Community Development Block.

Travel and Communication for Sokna

There is a railway station 5-10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Sokna,
Paschim Bardhaman,
West Bengal, India
PIN - 713148

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Sokna

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

Social Structure of Sokna

As per available data from the year 2009, 1371 persons live in 311 house holds in the village Sokna. There are 655 female individuals and 716 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 47.78% and males constitute 52.22% of the total population.

There are 929 scheduled castes persons of which 447 are females and 482 are males. Females constitute 48.12% and males constitute 51.88% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 67.76% of the total population.

There are 17 scheduled tribes persons of which 6 are females and 11 are males. Females constitute 35.29% and males constitute 64.71% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 1.24% of the total population.

Population density of Sokna is 449.91 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Sokna

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Total area of Sokna is 304.73 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 224.11 ha. About 83.91 ha is un-irrigated area. About 140.2 ha is irrigated area. About 32.5 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 67.3 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 20.3 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes. About 20.1 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 28.78 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 51.84 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Sokna

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

There is a government primary school in the village Sokna.

There is a government middle school in the village Sokna.

There is a government secondary school in the village Sokna.

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

Colleges in Sokna

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

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Rajbandh, which is 5-10 kms away from Sokna.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Burdwan, which is more than 10 kms away from Sokna.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a government management institute in Rajbandh, which is 5-10 kms away from Sokna.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a government polytechnic institute in Durgapur, which is more than 10 kms away from Sokna.

Other Educational Facilities in Sokna

There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Durgapur, which is more than 10 kms away from Sokna.

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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Sokna

There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Sokna.

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

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

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

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Sokna.

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

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

There is no dispensary in the village Sokna or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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

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

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

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