Sonda is a

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in the Krishnanagar I CD block in the

Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision is an administrative subdivision of Nadia district in the state of West Bengal, India. Overview Nadia district is part of the large alluvial plain formed by the Ganges-Bhagirathi system. The plains spread southward ...

of the

Nadia district Nadia () is a district in the state of West Bengal, India. It borders Bangladesh to the east, North 24 Parganas and Hooghly districts to the south, Purba Bardhaman to the west, and Murshidabad to the north. Nadia district is highly influe ...

in the state of

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Geography

Location

Sonda is located at . As per the map of Krishnagar I CD block, both Sonda and

Paschimbhatjangla Paschimbhatjangla is a census town in the Krishnanagar I CD block in the Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision of the Nadia district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Paschimbhatjangla is located at ...

are adjacent to Krishnanagr.

Area overview

Nadia district is mostly alluvial plains lying to the east of

Hooghly River The Hooghly River (, also spelled ''Hoogli'' or ''Hugli'') is the westernmost distributary of the Ganges, situated in West Bengal, India. It is known in its upper reaches as the Bhagirathi. The Bhagirathi splits off from the main branch of the G ...

, locally known as Bhagirathi. The alluvial plains are cut across by such distributaries as Jalangi, Churni and Ichhamati. With these rivers getting silted up, floods are a recurring feature. The Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision, presented in the map alongside, has the Bhagirathi on the west, with Purba Bardhaman district lying across the river. The long stretch along the Bhagirathi has many swamps. The area between the Bhagirathi and the Jalangi, which flows through the middle of the subdivision, is known as Kalantar, a low-lying tract of black clay soil. A big part of the subdivision forms the Krishnanagar-Santipur Plain, which occupies the central part of the district. The Jalangi, after flowing through the middle of the subdivision, turns right and joins the Bhagirathi. On the south-east, the Churni separates the Krishnanagar-Santipur Plain from the Ranaghat-Chakdaha Plain. The east forms the boundary with

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. The subdivision is moderately urbanized. 20.795% of the population lives in urban areas and 79.205% lives in rural areas. 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. All the four subdivisions are presented with maps on the same scale – the size of the maps vary as per the area of the subdivision.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Sonda had a total population of 4,511, of which 2,316 (51%) were males and 2,195 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 451. The total number of literate persons in Sonda was 2,983 (73.47% of the population over 6 years). The following municipality and census towns were part of Krishnanagar Urban Agglomeration in 2011 census: Krishnanagar (M), Baruihuda (CT),

(CT) and Sonda.

Infrastructure

According to the ''District Census Handbook 2011, Nadia'', Sonda covered an area of 5.7467 km². Among the civic amenities, the protected water supply involved hand pump, tubewell, borewell. It had 430 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had 1 hospital, 1 dispensary/ health centre, 10 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had were 2 primary schools, nearest senior secondary schools at Krishnanagar 3 km away. It had 1 management institute/ college.

References

{{Nadia District Cities and towns in Nadia district