Sonakhali is a village within the jurisdiction of the Basanti police station in the Basanti CD block in the Canning subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

There are 8 census towns in Canning I CD block and only 2 in the rest of the subdivision.

The entire district is situated in the Ganges Delta with numerous islands in the southern part of the region.

The Matla River is prominent and there are many streams and water channels locally known as khals.

This article about a location in the South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal is a stub.