From around the 7th century AD till around the advent of British rule, for around a millennium, history of Bankura district is identical with the rise and fall of the Hindu Rajas of Bishnupur.

First, the Maharaja of Burdwan seized the Fatehpur Mahal, and then the Maratha invasions laid waste their country.

Sonamukhi CD block is located in the eastern part of the district and belongs to the fertile low lying alluvial plains, similar to the predominating rice lands in the adjacent districts of West Bengal.

Here, the eye constantly rests on wide expanses of rice fields, green in the rains but parched and dry in summer.

[13] Large villages (with 4,000+ population) in Sonamukhi CD block are (2011 census figures in brackets): Dhan Simla (5,995).

[11] Other villages in Sonamukhi CD block are (2011 census figures in brackets): Kochdihi (3,296), Hamirhati (955), Pear Bera (2,761), Dihipara (1,574), Dhulai (2,607), Panchal (3,266) and Manik Bazar (1,757).

[11] See also – List of West Bengal districts ranked by literacy rate Primary Census Abstract Data

[14] Others include Addi Bassi, Marang Boro, Santal, Saranath, Sari Dharma, Sarna, Alchchi, Bidin, Sant, Saevdharm, Seran, Saran, Sarin, Kheria,[15] and other religious communities.

It includes factory, mining, plantation, transport and office workers, those engaged in business and commerce, teachers, entertainment artistes and so on.

[22] There are 161 inhabited villages in the Sonamukhi CD block, as per the District Census Handbook, Bankura, 2011.

156 villages (96.89%) have telephones (including landlines, public call offices and mobile phones).

[23] There were 113 fertiliser depots, 20 seed stores and 43 fair price shops in the CD block.

[24] In 2013–14, persons engaged in agriculture in Sonamukhi CD block could be classified as follows: bargadars 16.33%, patta (document) holders 15.97%, small farmers (possessing land between 1 and 2 hectares) 4.70%, marginal farmers (possessing land up to 1 hectare) 1.43% and agricultural labourers 61.57%.

[24] The handloom industry engages the largest number of persons in the non farm sector and hence is important in Bankura district.

The handloom industry is well established in all the CD blocks of the district and includes the famous Baluchari saris.

The fund, created by the Government of India, is designed to redress regional imbalances in development.

[28][29] In 2013–14, Sonamukhi CD block had 4 ferry services and 10 originating/ terminating bus routes.

In 2014, Sonamukhi CD block had 1 rural hospital and 4 primary health centres with total 72 beds and 5 doctors.