SONAMUKHI

About Sonamukhi

Sonamukhi (Bengali: ) is a town and a municipality in Bankura District in the Indian state of West Bengal. Sonamukhi is located at 2318N 8725E / 23.3N 87.42E / 23.3; 87.42. It has an average elevation of 66metres (216feet). As of 2001 India census, Sonamukhi had a population of 27,348. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Sonamukhi has an average literacy rate of 71%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 64%. In Sonamukhi, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age. In September 2005, South Eastern Railway threw open passenger services on the 41km long Bankura-Sonamukhi broad gauge section, being the first phase of the Bankura-Damodar River Railway project. BDR project entails extension from Sonamukhi to Raina (19.8km) and then on to Masagram, providing direct connectivity to Howrah through Eastern Railway. Work is in progress (in 2007) in the Sonamukhi-Raina section.