Sonakanda, Simlapal
Sonakanda is a village located in the Simlapal Subdivision of Bankura district of West Bengal. The village falls in Simlapal block and comes under Machatora Gram Panchayat.
As on January 2025, the current population of Sonakanda is 561 out of which 286 are males and rest 275 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 962 females per 1000 males. There are around 68 teenagers in Sonakanda. It has literacy rate of 69% which means around 386 persons can read and write. Total 0 people belonging to scheduled caste and 238 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 99 households in Sonakanda, which means every family has 6 members on average. The village has working population of 197. The pincode of Sonakanda is 722151 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Simlapal Sub Post office
- Layekpara Branch Post office
- Khichka Branch Post office
- Jirabaid Branch Post office
- Kadma Branch Post office
Schools
Sonakanda has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Simlapal Madan Mohan High School (Simlapal M.M. High School)
- Simlapal M.M.B. Vidyamandir
- Bikrampur R.D. High School (High School)
- Masatkhal G.A. Vidyalaya
- Machatora Union High School
Hospitals
Sonakanda has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
Banks
Sonakanda has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.